<?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, 14 Apr 2026 23:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@irreverent-dan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Forest of Shadows]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/forest-of-shadows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/forest-of-shadows</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFv8a5kJzQqDaTjtg4LXPguKTu2z9D64yVsBmsTLDrqCs7gPHS83zexuG1PTA3PK6toYMhGxrNzm7uTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timeless Havana]]></title><description><![CDATA[What could make a US customs and border protection officer roll her eyes in disbelief? A bunch of Eastern Europeans with US B1 visas traveling through Miami to Havana under the "Support for the Cuban]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/timeless-havana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/timeless-havana</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysm2YB2oNjzL4TbvpG3i8DLuL8V5gwmGGUj22PeHJC1WJYKGCSaWSEfz2i5mgLdVzGcAsJP8Y5ruYN8aPiEpJyBvrNcaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Satirical Take on Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beer choice in Bulgaria's shrinking rural regions and towns is often limited to mass-produced lagers and pilseners, for reasons that, I believe, are mostly related to income. Many people in those areas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beersaturday/@irreverent-dan/a-satirical-take-on-brexit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beersaturday/@irreverent-dan/a-satirical-take-on-brexit</guid><category><![CDATA[beersaturday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FvEHNPP2xP53f42tk2gyuA5VaQuBbPW5i423mvnJ5rhtdprY4AddZQMH78LimytU22hVR4NaL15SBtSk73wRbp5isRLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chernobyl Before the Craze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a set of eerie photos from my recent trip to Chernobyl to welcome the arrival of HF21 and #NewSteem. I was lucky to visit the Chernobyl site before it became massively popular following HBO's TV]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/chernobyl-before-the-craze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@irreverent-dan/chernobyl-before-the-craze</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMx4g1ygXx5wwM98mGKZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is a Waterfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Skógafoss in Iceland with its giant sheet of rushing water. The roar and rumble sent shivers down my spine. I hope you guys are all doing alright. I've been busy with work lately, which is unlikely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@irreverent-dan/life-is-a-waterfall-wkqluu8s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@irreverent-dan/life-is-a-waterfall-wkqluu8s</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:28:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixCkdpVmeshdCR5wfKEBuxbhfsE5cUF8EnLZZzU4geeuWKrn9fcgP67Msb4dC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Street Scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wish I could understand the logic behind this arrangement. It almost feels like there's an artistic touch behind it. Unfortunately, the person I saw sitting in the chair looked like life had taken a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/all-i-need-is-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/all-i-need-is-space</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMehpGZS4sLewspNuhXu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaning into the Wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week earlier, I would have stated that I like mighty gusts, rain and hail. Right now, I am no longer sure of it. 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The empty cheese tins and the beer bottles are permanent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/my-strange-neighborhood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/my-strange-neighborhood</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WcBDN4Yk6nobmYBSxcWEMjdt37rSHumNRN9GHtoYdxGrrDJvAVfuTpz4jmyKf76x7MWitoW3j3h6zi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My City of Ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what a brutalist style dormitory from the communist era looks like? There's one right in my neighborhood - the dormitory of the faculty of dental medicine at Sofia's Medical University. 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That's exactly what happened yesterday when I visited Reykjavik with @agniese; our plan to find and photograph quirky places]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vlog/@irreverent-dan/x6is9qlm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vlog/@irreverent-dan/x6is9qlm</guid><category><![CDATA[vlog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 19:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCU5CrWcAvK8fGTyFGBGW6YAkQVsxwJUsLpuHgUQSUX5prP6L5wiqbJnS8d6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do on a Rainy Day in Iceland | Beer Vlog #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys! I am back to Iceland where I will spend the next few weeks working remotely. Yay! 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During my first year here, I managed to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/1-year-later</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/1-year-later</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 22:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUsyY81FBzxctuiWq8hwzbEPwykk3yn4FpFWuHw7GswknoYrHazpFyG3ndr9LVKTaYPoYRcR94simk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoiding Banality]]></title><description><![CDATA[To write or not to write when posting photos on Steemit? I guess this thought has crossed, at one point or another, the minds of many fellow photographers on the platform. I personally rarely make a post]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/avoiding-banality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/avoiding-banality</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeCK6CaaCMuTCuVT3cBkjnBAHNumwmG2dfMn6T9jagh52b6C6wsWZrmmjr6CZNMeuLDb65Tw7K3jr1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Universe in a Cup of Coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is how a mundane cup of coffee becomes art: • Order a cup of Turkish coffee and make sure you drink most of it so that there's at least some sediment left on the cup's walls. • Pull out the camera]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/the-universe-in-a-cup-of-coffee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@irreverent-dan/the-universe-in-a-cup-of-coffee</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 18:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdUdQ7zWpvDMMrxKFC9K9UUWhLNZRVSUjSWMvSNYxy7xwQLtA4Cd1NmxvL8ZwjNv637dr9xhBdDABSnTxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boat at End of the Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Away from the usual tourist destinations, there are some weird things waiting to be seen in Iceland - abandoned man-made creations in the context of surreal landscapes. 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A couple of days ago,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@irreverent-dan/ynbzrlj0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@irreverent-dan/ynbzrlj0</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[irreverent-dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 17:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8ELSxCfnv2VjYdNubnR4W4My7NitMYTDgt1yAVgA9F7oXSSAmZmNrx1SqGqR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Different Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 10 days in Iceland, I am back to the starkly different Bulgarian reality. And although I can complain about it, I am not going to do that right now. 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