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Eric Fichtl
<p>Trees peek through the mist in Val di Funes – a great welcome for a day of hiking!<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>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 bustling market in a Guangzhou alley.</p>
<p>The surface of a Berlin lake alive with movement.</p>
<p>A view from the village of Mikladalur.<br /></p>
<p>An almost monochromatic seascape.<br /></p>
<p>A breathtaking panorama from a clifftop in the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, in western Brazil.</p>
<p>Neglect takes its toll on a mausoleum in the Recoleta Cemetery. <br /></p>
<p>Cutting through the bullshit: 'I don't have Facebook, my life is real'</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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Times Square Record Mart: Universidad de Música Latina

A quick take on the legendary record shop in Times Square Subway station, just before it closed...
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Healthy Banks, Hungry People: The PRI’s Priorities for Mexico

President Zedillo plans to begin subsidizing the nation’s richest citizens: its private bankers.