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Eric Fichtl

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Thank you for visiting. This website features my photography and writing. Learn a bit more about me.

<p>Children playing along Dili's waterfront after the daily rainstorm.</p>
PHOTOS

Here is a random sample of my photos. Visit my galleries for many more.


<p>A wall in Athens bears a call to action for a society floored by the recession and debt service that started in 2009 and dragged on through much of the following decade.</p>
<p>Layers of facade gradually eroding from a building in Prague.<br /></p>
<p>Workers laying cobbles in Sibiu. </p>
<p>As part of a memory project, artist Roderick Sauls installed two replica Apartheid-era benches outside the High Court Annex in Cape Town in 2007. It was here that race classification hearings took place based on the Population Registration Act (in effect from 1950 to 1991). A second law, the Separate Amenities Act of 1953, ensured the pseudo-mantra of 'separate but equal' by installing facilities like benches and water fountains designated 'Whites only' or 'Non-whites only'. <br /></p><p>Sauls' benches quote precise definitions from the legal text as a reminder of the fallacy, and provoke quite a reaction when stumbled upon...</p>
<p>Fog, snow, and cold air cloak the forested hills near Bad Freienwalde.</p>
<p>A group of kids very amused to have their picture taken. <br /></p><p>Part of the graffiti reads 'Das dores boavida', which can translate as 'From pain, a good life'.<br /></p>
<p>A trail near Plose invites exploration.</p>
<p>A man bails out his boat after a sudden rain shower.</p>
TEXTS

A lot of what I write professionally carries no by-line. Here are some of the works I have put my name to.

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An Introduction to the Third Sector in Hong Kong: Historical Developments and Current Outlook

A brief history of Hong Kong’s nonprofit sector, examining the parallel development of Chinese and Western charities as well as local philanthropy.
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The Ambiguous Nature of “Collaboration” in Colombia

Most Colombians have done something that might result in them being labeled a collaborator or sympathizer by one of Colombia’s armed groups.
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When Disaster Strikes: Considerations for Helping Relief Efforts

The decision to head to a disaster area is not one that should be taken without first considering the complexities of the situation.