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Eric Fichtl
<p>A woman waits at a level crossing in Buenos Aires.</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>Remnants of a former bakery in Berlin.</p>
<p>A Colombian Army soldier charges ahead. </p>
<p>Portrait of Caroline</p>
<p>An elephant bull roams under the big sky of Kruger National Park.</p>
<p>An interplay of triangles from the 19th and 21st centuries in Cork.</p>
<p>Weathered graves in Timor-Leste's central highlands.</p>
<p>Tiles in Marrakech form a perfectly imperfect herringbone pattern.</p>
<p>A detail of the crumbling masonry that once enabled the Great Wall to traverse the terrain of imperial China's border. I understand these sections have been restored since this photograph was taken.<br /></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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Not this time, either, FIFA

On boycotting another World Cup.
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On Robert Skidelsky's 'Keynes: The Return of the Master'

Skidelsky offers an accessible introduction to the work of John Maynard Keynes
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On Nury Vittachi's 'North Wind'

Hong Kong writer Vittachi examines pressure on free speech during the 1997 handover from Britain to China