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Eric Fichtl
<p>A man thinks while drinking pulque, a traditional Mesoamerican indigenous drink made from the maguey plant.</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>Peering down from the cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope.</p>
<p>A cook works the kitchen as an evening wears on.</p>
<p>The transition from farm fields to high-rise blocks is sudden on some approaches to Sofia.</p>
<p>A quiet (abandoned?) cabin in the forests of Askøy, an island off Norway's coast near Bergen.</p>
<p>'They flee the country, leaving 140 families in the street and 1300 customers with problems.' Popular outrage at a foreign bank's decision to pull out of Uruguay. The small flyers read 'Eurobanco destabilises the country' and 'Eurobanco fires 140 workers'.</p>
<p>A pretty corner store, no longer in use, somewhere in western Uruguay.</p>
<p>Some buildings in the Kremlin compound feature bricks bearing the stamp of their manufacturer, Central something something something...</p>
<p>An early morning walk along the Chicago River.</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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Washington’s New Weapon in the War on Drugs

Washington’s drug warriors claim Fusarium oxysporum will eradicate illicit crops in a “tested, environmentally safe” manner.
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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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The Massacre at Betoyes

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