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Eric Fichtl

WELCOME

Thank you for visiting. This website features my photography and writing. Learn a bit more about me.

<p>'Memory' and 'vote blank' – two slogans summarising popular exasperation with the post-dictatorship Argentine political landscape. <br /></p>
PHOTOS

Here is a random sample of my photos. Visit my galleries for many more.


<p>A view over Setenil de las Bodegas, one of Andalusia's white hill towns. <br /></p>
<p>Sparse traffic on Avenida Santa Fe, shot from nine storeys above.<br /></p>
<p>Golden hour and some dirty plate glass windows make for a dramatic train platform.<br /></p>
<p>An elephant and her calf take water. Elephants can drink over 200 litres in one session – proving their superiority to humans, if you ask me.</p>
<p>Sheep graze near Cape Arkona, on the German island of Rügen.</p>
<p>A boat beckons, a cottage calls... Many homes in the area come replete with a boathouse. </p>
<p>A patisserie takes pride of place on a Parisian corner.</p>
<p>Dramatic skies enhance the view from Kallur back toward the sea stacks off Eysturoy.</p>
TEXTS

A lot of what I write professionally carries no by-line. Here are some of the works I have put my name to.

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Free Speech and the Limits of Tolerance: The Case of David Irving

Is it acceptable to impede the airing of unpopular ideas, or do we all lose out by trying to do so?
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On Laura Alcoba's 'The Rabbit House'

A unique exploration of a childhood interrupted by the onset of dictatorship and widespread repression.
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The Ambiguous Nature of “Collaboration” in Colombia

Most Colombians have done something that might result in them being labeled a collaborator or sympathizer by one of Colombia’s armed groups.