Magnum photographer Alec Soth has an interesting interview with photographer Tod Papageorge that focuses on the late John Szarkowski.

The July edition of an excellent new photography Webzine called Almanac magazine is now online at http://www.almanacmagazine.com . Presented by Benedict J. Fernandez and Chris J. Callahan, the site has clean design that does not get in the way of the image viewing experience. Recommended!

• John Szarkowski, curator of photography, has died at the age of 81. For more information, here is an obit in the New York Times.
• Photojournalist Alexandra Boulat of the VII photo agency continues to recover after suffering a brain aneurysm in Israel in June.
• Photographer Michael Kamber’s powerful photographs and story of a U.S. Army patrol in Iraq that came under attack is online in the July issue of The Digital Journalist.