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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>A statue with a slight smirk at the Temple of the Dawn, Bangkok.</p>
<p>A Colombian soldier with his pet spider monkey.</p>
<p>A herd of elephants emerge from the bush. </p>
<p>Muscovites with places to be.</p>
<p>A beautiful elephant in the grass of the bushveld. Elephants use dirt and mud as a form of insect repellent and sunscreen.</p>
<p>This little guy (he is a male) was up atop Table Mountain. Such a colourful species!</p>
<p>From a narrow trail, a view southward toward the Odle group of peaks and beyond.</p>
<p>The buzz of Calle Florida, in central Buenos Aires, Argentina.</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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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.
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Not this time, FIFA

On boycotting the 2022 World Cup.
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On Jacobo Timerman's 'Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number'

A powerful memoir of the Argentine junta's crimes, ripe with lessons for our present period of strongmen and 'friendly fascism'.