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Eric Fichtl

WELCOME

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>The remnants of a group's good night out at La Nacional, a Spanish social club in New York.<br /></p>
<p>Pleasant details in London.<br /></p>
<p>Skylights and the zig-zagging roof at the Arminius Markthalle, a covered market dating from the 1890s.</p>
<p>People rushing toward a night out in midtown Manhattan.</p>
<p>Peaks pile up in a view from Plose down the Val Isarco.</p>
<p>A farmer carries some of his harvest through terraced paddies.</p>
<p>This little guy (he is a male) was up atop Table Mountain. Such a colourful species!</p>
<p>Posters in Montevideo denounce current military figures for their role in the country's 1973-1985 military dictatorship: <em>These are torturers. Our memory won't forget, our dignity won't forgive.</em></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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Horse Meat Scandal: Food Transparency in Focus

Mixed-up meats raise uncomfortable questions about our food regulatory regime
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Civilian “Collaborators” in Colombia’s Conflict

Though press reports often cite deaths of civilian collaborators, what qualifies as “collaboration” is rarely explored by mainstream coverage.
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Uribe Administration Impeding Foreign Press

The new president moves to limit any potentially damaging reports appearing in the foreign press.