Meandering Streams of Consciousness

The Journal of Valya Dudycz Lupescu

Top Ten Photojournalists of All Time

Valya | August 31, 2009

Zoriah, who’s on our Advisory Board at Conclave: A Journal of Character came in 6th in DPB’s Top Ten Photojournalists of All Time: 1.  Robert Capa 2.  Henri Carier-Bresson 3.  Robert Frank 4.  Dorathea Lang 5.  James Nachtwey 6.  Zoriah Miller 7.  Don McCullin 8.  Eugene Richards 9.  Luc Delahaye 10.  William Eugene Smith Congratulations [...]

And the wolf behowls the moon

Valya | August 26, 2009

As many of you know, wolves are animals dear to my heart.   Sharing this: The rush to hunt wolves: what is this about? Louisa Willcox, Senior Wildlife Advocate, NRDC, Livingston, Montana Posted on Wednesday 26th August 2009 Photo: Flickr, Richard Bolt 3,500 wolf tags sold in Idaho in three hours yesterday (that’s nearly 20 [...]

Snafoo Songs & Echoes

Valya | August 18, 2009

You may recall that I’ve been working with a bunch of talented writers/artists on our Cassidy collaboration project that has evolved into the Snafoo Collective over at www.thesnafoo.com More content has been added, and more is to come. Songwriter and composer DeLonde J. Bell has written the Snafoo Theme song, we’ve added  ‘s sketches: We [...]

Perks & connections

Valya | August 10, 2009

I’ve been spending much of my "free time" going through Conclave submissions, and it looks like we’re finally getting close to the end of the pile. So as I pause to take a break, I’m going to get reflective for a moment. One of my favorite aspects of starting Conclave: A Journal of Character has been [...]

Between the Lines

Valya | August 2, 2009

One of my favorite things to do upon entering someone’s home (especially for the first time) is to look at their books. I like to see which ones are well-worn, which are autographed, which are displayed prominently while others are scattered around the house within easy reach. Sometimes I ask about a particular book, especially [...]