Hello

Welcome. I'm David, a photographer based in Kington, Herefordshire, UK.

I've lived here on the borders of England and Wales since 2021, when my wife, Sally, and I moved here from Nuneaton. This part of the Welsh borders is the where Sally grew up. I'm originally from South Birmingham (Shirley/Hall Green area).

I have an unusual surname. It's pronounced "Leech." It's Scottish and literally means "Doctor." The "J" stands for James.

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David is a very common name in the UK! At school there were 3 in my class. At work there were 5 on my floor. So I'm often known as 'DL', but also go by Dave, David, and occasionally, but less so these days, Dai (Welsh).

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Photography is my hobby and 'side hustle'; you might notice that I don't really photograph people. I’m more interested birds and animals. 

 

I work full time in retail/technology, having spent the past 21 years working in the retail sector specialising in commercial trading, merchandising, and marketing. Having worked for companies including Screwfix, Maplin and Tesco's One Stop. Since 2021 I've spent my time working with Quick-Commerce platforms such as Just Eat, Deliveroo, Uber Eats.

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In addition to this, I support a local pub called the Radnor Arms. The pub closed in 2016, and was the last pub in the village of New Radnor. In 2024, the community bought the pub through a share offer and community grants. 2024-2025 I held the role of operations lead and co-treasurer; involved heavily in getting the pub up and running, and operating as a functional bar. The pub re-opened in April 2025!