Hats off to the generous gallery staff who, on a bitterly cold evening, had watched the official 8pm finish time sail by so as to let everyone get their turn with Ansett for a natter.
The show: It's big, it's bold and, most unexpected of all, it has happened in Lincoln, (where?). Well done, Mr Ansett.
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize Academy members, where are you?
It was a treat to have a complimentary hug and brief word with the photographer himself and also with Jason B and Paul G from the Take One A Day & Man Up photography exhibition last year, Ben the videographer who put together some street footage with an impressive interview, and the Usher curator who has breathed new life into this quiet, provincial gallery and who, intriguingly, has more plans in the pipeline.
