A freelance photographer from an early age Desmond went on to work in the advertising industry in London with 3M award winning photographer, Rolf Cornell, at SCL. After leaving London he managed a Studio and Laboratory in Wiltshire before leaving to write a novel in Ireland.

Whilst in Ireland he was the features writer for several magazines as well as the editor on the Big Issues Cork Suppliment. His writing took him into theatre where he had five plays produced. His first play, The Burning Spirit, was perfomed at the Granary Theatre in Cork. Details of his other plays are being updated on the irishplayography.com website. He also worked on the RTE radio sitcom "Under the Goldiefish"

On his return to England Desmond went on to work with emmy nominated Director David Bowen-Jones and his wife, Royal Television Society award winner, Rosie Bowen-Jones. During this time enlightenment pictures were the animation and graphic design company subcontracted by TV Production Partnership Ltd. Whilst with TVPP, enlightenment pictures produced the graphics for many high impact corporate videos for blue chip clients, numerous multimedia presentations as well as handling the off-line editing and graphic design for TVPP