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Eric Fichtl
<p>Two well-armed national police officers patrol the streets of Tame, passing sun-beaten election murals for the then-mayor.</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>Fresh temptation in a bakery window.<br /></p>
<p>An eerie spectacle created by farmers burning their fields by night. The technique can improve soil fertility and kill pests, but also emits greenhouse gases and air pollution.<br /></p>
<p>An old man drags timber back toward his village at the foot of the Balkan Mountains. <br /></p>
<p>A fallen tree in the forests between Buckow and Müncheberg.</p>
<p>Muscovites with places to be.</p>
<p>Morning mist hangs in the trees of the Val di Funes.<br /></p>
<p>Guitarists Joel Paterson (at right) and Andy Brown with drummer Alex Hall performing at Chicago's legendary Green Mill. <br /></p> <p>They play a mix of jazz, blues, and pedal-steel guitar pieces just about every Monday night and are well worth catching if you're in town.<br /></p>
<p>Elephants already alert shortly after sunrise.</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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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'.
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Not this time, FIFA

On boycotting the 2022 World Cup.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Multilateral Lending in the 1990s

A briefing on key terminology and institutions.