hey y’all!

About Me

My name is Desireé Starling, and I’m an Art Director and Photographer living in Miami, but I was born and raised in Oklahoma.

All my life I was the “athlete”. I played basketball from grade school all the way through college. I learned so much about team work, problem solving and work ethic during that time. Amazingly, I have been able to continue using those skills not only in my work but in my life.

Before transitioning into art direction, I was in the real estate industry. After spending 6 years trying to build my career, I knew that I couldn’t help but to feel incomplete. I knew that I enjoyed creative activities like photography, painting and design in general, but I felt having a creative career just wasn’t possible.

2020 flipped the world on its head, and flipped my life right along with it. Due to massive layoffs because of COVID-19, I found myself in a space that was completely pivotal in my life. Instead of trying to pick up the pieces of my real estate career, I decided to take a leap of faith and go back to school for art direction; taking my life into my own hands. It was the best decision I could’ve made for myself.

Now I’m making a living off of my imagination!

The Mission

My mission is to remove limitations on creativity by designing unique and thoughtful designs, while using a diverse perspective and investing into my personal growth and knowledge in order have fresh and insightful work.

What I DO

  • Using my imagination and design skills to create thoughtful and beautiful campaigns and branding.

  • Capturing captivating images using my unique perspective.

  • Same unique perspective, but catching the action in motion.

  • Expressing my creativity in other ways. Painting, digital design, etc.