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Media Kit
Assets, bios, and booking information for journalists, podcasters, event organizers, and media professionals.
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About Des Wallace
Short Bio (75 words)
Des Wallace is a New York–based author, photographer, and creative director whose work explores identity, masculinity, power, and the psychological architecture of modern urban life. His catalog includes nine books across memoir, relationship psychology, mythology, and fine art photography — among them His & Her Bottle, Yamecah, Spirit Walk, Rise of Ogun, and the fine art photography monograph Reflections in Contrast.
Long Bio (Press/Media)
Des Wallace is a New York–based author, photographer, and creative director whose work explores identity, contrast, masculinity, culture, and the psychological architecture of modern urban life. Drawing on a background spanning technology, criminal justice, and institutional experience, his work blends lived observation with analytical depth, emotional precision, and visual restraint.
His books examine the intersections of family, power, poverty, crime, responsibility, and transformation, often through a confessional lens that is both unsparing and deeply human. Wallace is recognized for a voice that is reflective, psychologically grounded, and rooted in the realities of contemporary city life, offering readers insight rather than spectacle.
Alongside his literary work, Wallace develops fine-art photography and visual monographs centered on atmosphere, structure, memory, and emotional tension. His visual language emphasizes contrast, silence, geometry, and truth, complementing the themes explored throughout his writing. He publishes through Analytics Holdings LLC and lives and works in New York City.
Speaking & Appearances
Book Des Wallace
Available for literary readings, panel discussions, keynote addresses, podcast interviews, and cultural events.
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Author Readings
Readings from any title in the catalog, with Q&A. Available for bookstores, libraries, cultural centers, and literary festivals.
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Panel Discussions
Topics: masculinity, Black identity, urban life, relationships, creative independence, photography as cultural observation, and independent publishing.
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Keynote Address
For corporate events, cultural institutions, universities, and organizations focused on identity, leadership, culture, and creative intelligence.
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Podcast & Media
Available for long-form conversation on relevant themes. Well-suited to literary, cultural, psychology, masculinity, and creative entrepreneurship podcasts.
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Gallery Openings
Speaking engagements connected to fine art photography exhibitions, including discussions of Reflections in Contrast and visual storytelling practice.
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Workshops
Writing craft, creative discipline, independent publishing, and cultural observation. Available as single sessions or extended residencies.
Assets
Press Assets
High-resolution images and downloadable materials for media use. All assets require credit line: Photo courtesy of Des Wallace / Analytics Holdings LLC.
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Author Photo (Hi-Res)
Professional author portrait for editorial and media use.
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Book Cover Art
High-resolution cover files for all titles in the catalog, including His & Her Bottle, Spirit Walk, Rise of Ogun, Yamecah, and Reflections in Contrast.
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Press Kit PDF
Two-page press kit: bios (short, press, speaker), full title catalog, speaking formats, and contact information.
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Every book in this catalog is a conversation I needed to start — with myself, with readers, with the culture. — Des Wallace