Alex Ferguson's Hairdryer TreatmentWhat better way to depict Sir Alex Ferguson in a photograph? If theres one football manager synonymous with ranting on the sidelines at players and officials, its the fiery Scotsman. This picture of Fergie was shot during a first division match against Luton in October 1987, less than a year after he joined Manchester United. At that point in time, he had every reason to chastise his players: old, unfit and too keen on booze, many of them were soon

The reason for the shoot

he was human

he played around with scale and perspective

If we wait that long

taken along the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District by Guardian photographer Don McPhee

middle-aged ladies in careful make-up

‘It was a carnival of the under-privileged majority

and Levene’s wide-angle shot captures the crowd – some in semi-silhouette – who had climbed the hill in the early hours to watch the sunrise and take in the views over the site after a night of partying

police horses were about to charge

Demonstrators at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park rally under symbols of subjection of women: a silk stocking

Boxer Sylvester Mittee taping his hands prior to a training session at Frank Warren’s gym in King’s Cross London

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