Desiree is an image professional working across photography, production, design, and archival spaces. A specialist in environmental portraiture, she maintains a studio practice in Lisbon, Portugal. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Critical Studies with a major in Photography from the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Growing up as a third-culture child from Malaysia, Japan and the US, she combines a multicultural perspective with a deep understanding of regional visual languages. She is interested in exploring how people occupy physical spaces and, in turn, how they are nurtured by their environments.