Danny Lyon's inside shots - in pictures

Crossing the Ohio, Louisville, 1966. Hunter S Thompson urged Lyon not to join the biker gang Photograph: Danny Lyon

Danny Seymour with his Arriflex and John Lennon, photographed at Danny Seymour’s loft, Bowery between Prince Street and Spring, 1970 Photograph: Danny Lyon

IRT 2, New York City, 1980. Danny Lyon: ‘Going from New Mexico to the Lower East Side was like going from heaven to hell’ Photograph: Danny Lyon

Children playing in Hyde Park, Chicago, 1960 Photograph: Danny Lyon

Crowds along the funeral route of the four girls murdered in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist church, Birmingham, Alabama, September 1963 Photograph: Danny Lyon

Muhammad Ali poses with fans, Fifth Street Gym, Miami Beach, 1970 Photograph: Danny Lyon

Occupy demonstration on Broadway, Los Angeles, 2011 Photograph: Danny Lyon

Self-portrait with Nikon F Reflex, 1960 Photograph: Danny Lyon

Danny Lyon's The Seventh Dog is published by Phaidon on 21 April, at £75. To order a copy for £60, with free UK p&p, go to guardian.co.uk/bookshop or call 0330 333 6846 Photograph: Phaidon