<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:58:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@markvicente/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset in Washington Square Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I had a few hours off in NY before meetings and decided to go for a little sunset walk in Washington Square Park. As soon as I got there and saw how beautiful the light was I kicked myself for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/0aef0a90-870e-11e8-adb2-bf4283a63cb9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/0aef0a90-870e-11e8-adb2-bf4283a63cb9</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 02:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiCuSt3rCYguvZ98x2mj34d8wzgHMq9wAgGqUV7J1pbPgHqE8R5dP6S9N6FbZse2G6qJXp5i1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Shoot with Katy Perry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flashback to 1 year ago. I got a call from a friend of mine… please would I come and shoot something... Urgently! So I grab my camera and show up at the location. It was some kind of massive Big Brother]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@markvicente/my-shoot-with-katy-perry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@markvicente/my-shoot-with-katy-perry</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1W5z4Qkto42DfNKUgCuSwXcedKfGhc6pEMKT6349jaNt5ZkzEQNZxXS8d3qgYGeXJe4rMvr8pucnpZUSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work trip to Budapest, Hungary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I took a work trip to Budapest, Hungary. I spent the day before I was due to start working wandering the streets of this incredible city. Everywhere you turn your camera there's something amazing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@markvicente/work-trip-to-budapest-hungary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@markvicente/work-trip-to-budapest-hungary</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 04:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VB33VMKDaUTriEWnZRbx2eq8thk2FwWBu4YBPmLNMxUzyBUDDyWSBn1q68xEVFo152uWK8Lj1YZ1in?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY WEEKEND AT PARAMOUNT STUDIOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[This last weekend I attended a trade show I goto every year. It’s called Cinegear Expo and it’s a yearly get together for film technicians and artisans to see the newest gear that’s been released over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/01f07780-6940-11e8-8c69-9334a80daafd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/01f07780-6940-11e8-8c69-9334a80daafd</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiCuSt3rCYguvZ98x2mj34d8xWbSFp8QQai2wFpAJwtnp72aEGy8zTBXzaiK96ne18rKfngZF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographing Lion Cubs!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago I visited the region I grew up in, in foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains in South Africa. Not far from there was a Lion Park which I visited as a child. When I went back to my old]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/5c4f5c40-6392-11e8-b143-ffce16c65548</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/5c4f5c40-6392-11e8-b143-ffce16c65548</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiCuSt3rCYguvZ98x2mj34d8xWukYGBHBSNLMqo3UR6aHKxeovaePfPQQCpCkNLHgoVh3CVe9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Beaches - Full of Surprises]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amazing thing about living in Los Angeles is despite being a super busy city with legendary traffic jams ... there are the beaches. I often go down to the beach at sunset for a walk - to breathe in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/566cb680-6160-11e8-b143-ffce16c65548</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/566cb680-6160-11e8-b143-ffce16c65548</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 03:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HigTB1ekxSVLKNzy8gjVuebrHSdhEyN8bTM5wiKr3pPVzB5gi4EikiuYTT1hZ4Q1YhMy98vrXuF5Ecinw1rJg6aRGqsoQUe2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first photograph I ever took! Age 4.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a trip down memory lane is always a rich and complex experience. Often we find ourselves understanding the course of our life because of some incident. I covered that in a blog earlier about why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@markvicente/the-first-photograph-i-ever-took-age-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@markvicente/the-first-photograph-i-ever-took-age-4</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 18:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81RfRP3cqXEDWB7GM61nNPUKiEEFd7sbq7GKLxR1eaCMAFoqZQQnkC1rrN4ziSPSDd9kAJUr8kYmCFKuSY5i4nB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naked Truth - Another provocative commercial - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING. Politically provocative post! A couple of days ago I posted an Ad I made for Moveon.org ; ‘God’s Children’. It was the one that DIDN'T get into the Bush in 30 Competition. Here is the next one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/516ad440-5eb4-11e8-80ae-97b33bad0315</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/516ad440-5eb4-11e8-80ae-97b33bad0315</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 18:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsyd46TG181DVhYAGQR15TgAzsVnnYiUmaTN1hrAws7jNxga9LZEKfMT4UK1q6Z1KXdvsj4YrpKoa1aQ2m6y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insecurity Anyone!? The Artist's Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m not sure how many artist’s out there have hit a moment of insecurity or fear while working on a project? Years ago while prepping for a very big movie I had one of ’THOSE’ nightmares. The kind where]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@markvicente/insecurity-anyone-the-artist-s-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@markvicente/insecurity-anyone-the-artist-s-life</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 00:41:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFosYeGGhVQ1bgoDwshnCHRjudArz1ihtLb92TKmv2kVJQXSm4kEYeuphfccSyvr5xcWghkTnTkLGQnSMr4ZuC87W5aM2enpNJy3tCfmvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An old provocative commercial that earned me the nickname 'trouble-maker'! Part 1.]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING. Politically provocative post! Waaay back in 2003 I found out that Moveon.org was running an advertisement competition. The concept? Criticize key points of then President George Bush’s policies]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/52c20df0-5c92-11e8-84fb-5b58316a7ddb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/52c20df0-5c92-11e8-84fb-5b58316a7ddb</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 01:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsyd46TG181DVhYAGQR15TgB29AUwdtZERDubZpjHksg3hvYZgd9DKkPuMoZB6dAbQedFd3XubmbGxCfG4qJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I fell in love with Movies and became a filmmaker!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was born in apartheid era South Africa in 1965 and spent my formative years living in the bush in the middle of nowhere (Broederstroom) a tiny town near the Magaliesberg Mountains. My grandfather named]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@markvicente/how-i-fell-in-love-with-movies-and-became-a-filmmaker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@markvicente/how-i-fell-in-love-with-movies-and-became-a-filmmaker</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 22:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxzmudbDrMpzt6CPokXnZTiFHj3rdcJGxpyZifUvpsN6LNHz1DhTha6XNXevzoK2SJdY79TdNvwtv9TgqDYBmU33UAgtTr4dKVnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Musings (Reflective Beach Shoot)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I posted a video of my Epic Drone Crash. Definitely a failure! But there are successes as well... Recently I went out early in the morning to shoot some slow motion surfing. It wasn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/03728590-4ca2-11e8-aa5b-83da28bb4ae3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@markvicente/03728590-4ca2-11e8-aa5b-83da28bb4ae3</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markvicente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbkodzNP3kumx8jDvG5UJWWNpEGQjSym7LZyH8jTbVNAk8KmZJYBXpttQwDpTVXngA8Egmk9ZVWw8ZgKbu2kmEdZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Epic Drone Crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think it’s as important to discuss our failures as it is to revel in our successes. So here’s one of my recent spectacular failures! 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