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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>A walk in a forest reveals a sort of swamp amid the trees. <br /></p>
<p>If I'm not mistaken, this is elephant is fairly old. The sunken temples are one sign it's lived quite a few decades, as is its slightly weathered appearance. (Please let me know if you can tell me more about this one's age and gender!)<br /></p>
<p>A figure crosses the Ponte de la Balote by night.<br /></p>
<p>A view of the Uspallata Pass, high in the Andes. <br /></p>
<p>Wildebeests walk in single file to hide their numbers, maybe. <br /></p>
<p>Morning breaks over the ruins of the mountaintop fortress at Calascio.</p>
<p>An eerie fishing boat anchored off the island of Ko Samet.</p>
<p>Workers laying cobbles in Sibiu. </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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Healthy Banks, Hungry People: The PRI’s Priorities for Mexico

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

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

Bernardo Ruiz's documentary explores the origins and impact of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF)