In 2006, Deanna was selected as an International Participant for the Prestigious Missouri Photo Workshop by the University of Missouri, USA. As she started photography late in her life, she believes in teaching Photography to the youth. She has taught in numerous schools in Singapore and also at Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking. Her clientele includes Ink Publishing, the Australian High Commission and the Singapore Tourism Board among others. Her photographs have also been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in Singapore. In 2008, Deanna exhibited in her first international group exhibition for The Month of Photography, Tokyo.