A Canadian diplomat, David Clendenning served as a Trade Commissioner in Washington, Lagos, Ankara and Port-of-Spain. He retired from the Foreign Service in 2011. Before joining the Canadian civil service in 1973, David worked for wealth management firms. He discovered photography in the early 2000s and has become a well-known fine art and documentary photographer. David lives in Ottawa and now devotes most of his time to tennis, writing, and travelling to photograph historic architecture and exotic landscapes.