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Eric Fichtl
<p>'Memory' and 'vote blank' – two slogans summarising popular exasperation with the post-dictatorship Argentine political landscape. <br /></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>A crowded shopping street in Macao.</p>
<p>One facade of the towering gothic cathedral in Salisbury, which dates back to 1220. Its spire, added later and peeking out in this picture, climbs to an incredible 123 metres — a veritable 16th Century skyscraper.</p>
<p>Portrait of Caroline</p>
<p>An inviting trail.<br /></p>
<p>Portrait of Caroline</p>
<p>Rain softens the look of Kamergerskiy Pereulok, a small pedestrian street in central Moscow.</p>
<p>A morning on Strandgaten in Bergen.</p>
<p>A cook works the kitchen as an evening wears on.</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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A Beginner’s Guide to Multilateral Lending in the 1990s

A briefing on key terminology and institutions.
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On Jacobo Timerman's 'Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number'

A powerful memoir of the Argentine junta's crimes, ripe with lessons for our present period of strongmen and 'friendly fascism'.
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The Massacre at Betoyes

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