<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:26:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@drjpeg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou at Dusk: When the Sky Becomes a Painting An evening walk through the streets of Cotonou, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a moment in Cotonou, somewhere between 6 and 7 in the evening, when the city does something extraordinary. It stops pretending to be ordinary. The sun, tired from a full day of work, begins its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-at-dusk-when-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-at-dusk-when-the</guid><category><![CDATA[cotonou]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kJNmZXqbMHPdHD93QBsDdZ73sfDmP5uTMVeR85nH5VEd47qeuxBwqY6CpaiHi8Luaj36CwmtN1bN2KQeTKAbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou from Above: The City Between Sky and Sea A panoramic view of downtown Cotonou and the port, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are places in a city that give you access to something rare: the full picture. That day, standing high on a building in the heart of Cotonou, I had the privilege of seeing my city differently. No]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cotonou/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city</guid><category><![CDATA[cotonou]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmawcDC8P3sPmmcZQKeBQUgqLS8VnmeU1mdGDNUrkR8Hvz/1778857335195.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🌍 Cotonou in Motion — Between Lagoon, Sky and Street Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I crossed the new bridge near Dantokpa Market, and once again, Cotonou reminded me why this city never sleeps. From the road of a Zémidjan, the city unfolds differently. The lagoon breathes beside]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@drjpeg/cotonou-in-motion-between-lagoon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@drjpeg/cotonou-in-motion-between-lagoon</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmR5Wygrmh9yucYLuLyQH97p95LZ8h1KcHUSKG3uf3tGE9/1778694382896.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abstract detail (pink, orange, blue)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vibrant fragment where warm and cold colors meet in an explosive harmony. The organic shapes in hot pink and burning orange, outlined in white, create a feeling of pure movement and energy. Street art]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/streetart/@drjpeg/abstract-detail-pink-orange-blue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/streetart/@drjpeg/abstract-detail-pink-orange-blue</guid><category><![CDATA[streetart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQma2JESFZRnx6FHqrNKjkrnzxbynW7Lbb2gVFQ8zbbnjF5/1778508217824.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oueme River: Where Life and the River Become One A second field discovery along the banks of the Oueme River, commune of Ouinhi, Tohoues district, Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning to the banks of the Oueme River felt like picking up a conversation that had never truly ended. The river had more to say, and I was ready to listen. This second visit brought me deeper into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-where-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-where-life</guid><category><![CDATA[ouemeriver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXdXSTMPKJQFZwHmG3XoFHNAxwryXyLdNALbaVgzQvdRe/1778252454170.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oueme River,The Living Soul of Benin. A field discovery in the commune of Ouinhi, Tohoues district]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are places in this world that do not announce themselves with grandeur, yet strike you with a quiet, overwhelming beauty the moment you set foot in them. The commune of Ouinhi, in the Tohoues district]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-the-living</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouemeriver/@drjpeg/the-oueme-river-the-living</guid><category><![CDATA[ouemeriver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZqLax5xbEgQ3ChtFfRMotCBrHBQ2aj2AojHuwY6xFqgm/1778146052569.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under His Hand: Standing Firm Against the Lion]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unshakablefaith/@drjpeg/under-his-hand-standing-firm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unshakablefaith/@drjpeg/under-his-hand-standing-firm</guid><category><![CDATA[unshakablefaith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:55:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeCg3vZDCZvFZbD8CxB5jnSgR1shqzgNLCowqVEUaiYYW/1778010783887.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God]]></title><description><![CDATA["But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” With these words, Jesus calls us to read His impending crucifixion in light of Daniel’s vision of the Son of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/son/@drjpeg/the-son-of-man-shall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/son/@drjpeg/the-son-of-man-shall</guid><category><![CDATA[son]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUeTFmhRLBVHPqxBiEGGJniJMZBr4HhoU2NdS7tE72xsV/1777824239741.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dragon Is Defeated_A Victory Beyond Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this Feast Day of St. George the Dragon Slayer, I thought I’d share this series of images from the archive. These three images are from 2014, 2017, and 2019 respectively. Which do you think works best?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dragonslayer/@drjpeg/the-dragon-is-defeateda-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dragonslayer/@drjpeg/the-dragon-is-defeateda-victory</guid><category><![CDATA[dragonslayer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme524MBKLitAfuous5HLcYwjThf5euY8HXCV2pA5EpxBF/1777424775165.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Gave Everything — Good Friday 🙏🏾✝️]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pencil drawing. Every line, a prayer. — Dr JPEG 🎨 Look at these hands. Nailed to wood. Not by force — but by love. 🖤 Look at these feet, pierced and still, that once walked on water, that once touched]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goodfriday/@drjpeg/he-gave-everything-good-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goodfriday/@drjpeg/he-gave-everything-good-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[goodfriday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:45:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life on the Red Earth 🐐🌍]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ouinhi, Benin📍 A Fulani farm, where life moves at its own pace. Dozens of goats and sheep — white, brown, black — all gathered around a single bucket. No rush, no waste. Just the simple rhythm of feeding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouinhi/@drjpeg/life-on-the-red-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouinhi/@drjpeg/life-on-the-red-earth</guid><category><![CDATA[ouinhi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTFW5TGFgtSwamhe3zxu7e1Y2oqaLZ4Emrh98CdjyLu85/1775226968711.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPEG Was Here 🏷️🌍]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr JPEG came through. 🎨✍🏾 No need for long speeches — just a simple sticker, a mark left on a pole, on the red earth of Africa. The mark is set. The name echoes. JPEG was here. 🖤 🟠 The earth is red,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drjpeg/@drjpeg/jpeg-was-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drjpeg/@drjpeg/jpeg-was-here</guid><category><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRSJMjFYu7PhKKqoKCkQWrMffwaqTXdviCAYfMivTRsQT/1775169776149.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Light Grows Through the Leaves 🌿☀️]]></title><description><![CDATA[The light falls gently through the branches, like a quiet blessing from above. Every leaf catches a piece of it, every shadow softens under its touch. The tree does not rush to grow… yet it reaches the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/where-light-grows-through-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/where-light-grows-through-the</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPZ3Dc8R7XQhYWs2KcgFRH2mwikW316b1z5ocS1TNef98/1775169253018.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Path Guided by Light” 🌤️]]></title><description><![CDATA[The road stretches quietly beneath a pale sky, like a path written long before our steps began. Dust rises softly, carrying stories of those who walked here with hope, with doubt, with faith. The trees]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@drjpeg/a-path-guided-by-light</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@drjpeg/a-path-guided-by-light</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme5677dA93c8VoiSbVaJvgMxT89fd26CuTeGo4dMp4tvd/1774516076592.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Sky, Wisdom Descends]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sky is never empty. It is filled with signs for those who truly look. In the movement of clouds, there is a lesson of patience. In the light that breaks through, there is a promise of clarity. That]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/under-the-sky-wisdom-descends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/under-the-sky-wisdom-descends</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbfqso7dxtAzXKF1tZDYAqhKzuGveqmXd2YsoHtQcZ67E/1774515333906.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quand l’orage laisse passer la lumière ⛅]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entre ciel chargé et lumière fragile, la nature nous parle… elle respire, elle lutte, elle espère encore. Même quand l’orage gronde, elle nous rappelle que chaque ombre cache une naissance de lumière.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/quand-l-orage-laisse-passer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@drjpeg/quand-l-orage-laisse-passer</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRjQMHnjSaSMY4qbDkKaZu27TpHTF9oTw5U4nPNaUAHQ2/1774308970605.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corps Sonores]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Repost @angulo_ma.luisa —— Corps Sonores, la "Ligue Info" en parle! Regards de la presse béninoise sur l'atelier Corps Sonores, réalisé dans le cadre du Festival Connexion 2025 à Cotonou. La]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/corpssonores/@drjpeg/corps-sonores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/corpssonores/@drjpeg/corps-sonores</guid><category><![CDATA[corpssonores]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaPYYJqPXeCoKxNs4QBVT39563Nxpe2v3r9jjw3o9qyEp/1767228900653.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[🇬🇧 To those of you who follow me, support me, and trust me: At the end of this year, I want to express my heartfelt, sincere, and vibrant gratitude. Your gaze, your listening ear, your presence give]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/urbanart/@drjpeg/happy-new-year-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/urbanart/@drjpeg/happy-new-year-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[urbanart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmc5pbofRvNEtnygEQCpp5Jem3HX2KMMQ4C5MATbSp7Kd8/1767211841759.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“A flower, a canoe, a floating memory. In Ganvié, even silence tells a story.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[“A flower, a canoe, a floating memory. In Ganvié, even silence tells a story.” From the aquatic heart of Benin, this series is a floating editorial where grace moves like poetry on water. A simple gesture]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visualpoetry/@drjpeg/a-flower-a-canoe-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visualpoetry/@drjpeg/a-flower-a-canoe-a</guid><category><![CDATA[visualpoetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:57:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[🛶 Là où la terre se retire doucement… / Where the Land Slowly Fades…]]></title><description><![CDATA[📍 Ganvié – Où chaque mur tient par la volonté et l’eau. 🇫🇷 Des maisons fragiles, debout sur des jambes de bois. Elles résistent au temps, aux vagues, au silence. Ici, les tôles chantent sous la pluie,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetictravel/@drjpeg/la-ou-la-terre-se-32b4fcaf7945a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetictravel/@drjpeg/la-ou-la-terre-se-32b4fcaf7945a</guid><category><![CDATA[poetictravel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbntHNBjnz61EA9vzRmj6HAQLhzgkeSPBqf5kymHCFaaN/1752199175319.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item></channel></rss>