Eileen Olive Deste

Eileen Olive Deste (16 June 1909 – 2 March 1986) was a New Zealand photographer. Deste was heavily involved in photographing the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition.

Biography Eileen Olive Leach was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, on 16 June 1909. As a young woman she moved to London, England, where she became a jewelry photographer for Cartier’s. Around this time she took on the professional last name of Deste.

In 1943 she returned to England. She set up a studio in London, specializing in portraiture and photographing art work. She also documented a variety of architectural subjects; industrial chimneys, prison doors and pottery kilns.