He was a working class lad from Salford who moved with royalty, world political leaders, sporting legends, rocks stars, and famous actors. But he never lost the common touch.
He used his skills to capture both the youth and hope of President John F Kennedy in 1962 and the neon glow from Neil's Friery chip shop on Langworthy Road on a snow-flecked winter's night.
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