London based photographer Richard Ansett recently spent a week in my hometown, undertaking a self-initiated residency. His typical areas of interest are, broadly speaking, portraiture and documentary, so hearing that he was coming up for a few days of street photography was a bit perplexing. Lincoln has a relatively small population with few areas of high footfall. I did the maths, and all things considered, I figured the chances of him getting even one exceptional street image seemed extremely low. As in nil. Turns out when he showed up he had more than just a camera and flash, he brought some ideas. Day one, and we washed up in front of a Costcutter, situated just around the corner from the Usher gallery where his Man Up men's mental health project was being exhibited. My part in this undertaking was to hold aloft a stand with a high powered flash-head. It was a studio-type unit which discharged with a thud felt through the stand. My instructions were to keep it up high, aim i