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Eric Fichtl
<p>A pair of hikers heading toward the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak, visible during a brief clearing in the mists and clouds that were whipping around up there. </p>

Thanks for visiting. This website features my photography, writing, and a bit about me.

PHOTOS

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


<p>Soaring cliffs and crashing waves at Sumba, the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands.<br /></p>
<p>Rain softens the look of Kamergerskiy Pereulok, a small pedestrian street in central Moscow.</p>
<p>The starry night near Parey.<br /></p>
<p>A view up one of Buenos Aires' main boulevards, Avenida Callao.</p>
<p>Weather-worn bricks decay on a building in Cottbus. <br /></p>
<p>A Colombian soldier with his pet spider monkey.</p>
<p>Clipping through the waves on the <em>Eastern Star</em>, a 15-metre sailboat based at Lunenburg.<br /></p>
<p>A lioness and her cub eye the photographer. </p>
TEXTS

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

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Uribe Administration Impeding Foreign Press

The new president moves to limit any potentially damaging reports appearing in the foreign press.
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Looking Back: Seventeen Years Since the El Mozote Massacre

Over 700 defenseless peasants were brutally murdered by a Salvadoran batallion that received U.S. military training and supplies.
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The Massacre at Betoyes

An armed group attacked the indigenous Guahibo community at Betoyes. Who was it?