<?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>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:31:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/southafricanphotographer/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kalks Bay🌊]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kalks Bay🌊18 July 2025 On this day we had a mission, adventure and explore Simons Town, however on the way to our final destination for the day we wanted to stop at all the fun and fascinating photo-opp]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ajchampz/kalks-bay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ajchampz/kalks-bay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajchampz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VHuqHokM6t9FwQupM29ucBZEuU6N9yW87fYz2VoExQ7k9kqP9zghh6YVEQZkxPvnVNgSJXb7gfbuu4r4mKJoymySzqi1G7eTpj8YPsfF2RuTmMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portraits, Flower Bouquets, Balloons and Sparkles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portraits, Flower Bouquets, Balloons and Sparkles Even blurry photographs hold memories and significance. 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