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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>Clouds cling to the contours of Kalsoy island, closing in on the tiny village of Syðradalur.</p>
<p>Snow, cold, and the early hour make for sparse traffic on Manhattan's Third Avenue.</p>
<p>Portrait of Caroline under a willow tree.</p>
<p>Plaques expressing gratitude to Archbishop Oscar Romero fill a low wall outside the chapel where he was murdered. Renowned for his embrace of the poor, and an outspoken critic of the Salvadoran government and widespread human rights abuses in his country, Romero was shot and killed by right-wing death squads while conducting mass on 24 March 1980. <br /></p>
<p>A limestone wall bakes in the Adriatic sun of Corfu.</p>
<p>A bridge along the hike from Upsete to Flåm, in central Norway. It had a nice bounce to it. <br /></p>
<p>A person out for a night stroll in Manhattan.</p>
<p>Waiting to cross 27th Street in the rain.<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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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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Washington Has Lost Its Way in Colombia

Evidence from Putumayo, as well as the streets of U.S. cities, make clear that the fumigation campaign is a monumental failure.
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Not this time, either, FIFA

On boycotting another World Cup.