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Eric Fichtl
<p>Fishermen sell their catch near the port in Sozopol, Bulgaria.</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>Edgar Fonceca's concrete pyramidal cathedral was part of a wave of modernism in Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s (including a whole new capital city built on the ideals, Brasilia). In the foreground corner you can see a bit of another modernist stunner, the EDISE headquarters for Petrobras.</p>
<p>Descending the stairs in Voss.</p>
<p>A goatherd in central Bulgaria.</p>
<p>A dog determined to make up ground on the party ahead.</p>
<p>A trio of penguins decline a seagull's attempt to join their conversation. Harsh.</p>
<p>Portrait of Caroline</p>
<p>Security forces muster while a team of workers sweep the space beneath the hulking mass of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo.</p>
<p>This zebra foal has just about mastered standing on its own four feet. A nearby wildebeest seems unmoved by the achievement.</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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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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The Fair Trade Movement in Historical Perspective: Explaining the 'In and Against the Market' Predicament

Despite tensions, idealist and realist fair traders continue to build a system of trade that rejects the narrow conventional focus on “economic man”.
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Contested Country: An Examination of Current Propaganda Techniques in the Colombian Civil War

In recent years the Colombian state and security forces have deployed the most elaborate propaganda campaigns in the rural sector.