Jay Texter is a photographer whose practice explores industrial design and form through both digital and analog processes. With a focus on visual presence and aesthetic nuance, he uses light as a primary creative tool to reveal the designing characteristics of refined automotive design.
Drawing on decades of freelance studio experience, Texter brings meticulous compositional discipline to his personal work. He photographs significant automobiles in private collections and on the show fields of major automotive exhibitions, applying a highly developed visual sensibility to each subject. To further emphasize design elements and intricate details, he has developed proprietary photographic methods that distinguish his imagery.
Much of his work is intentionally intense and abstract, challenging traditional perceptions while celebrating the artistry of automotive design. Central to his practice is not only how an object is seen, but how it is reconsidered after encountering its visual interpretation.
Printing is an integral component of Texter’s process. He personally produces most of his prints and maintains an extensive photographic archive of historic and signi=icant automobiles.
Jay Texter, born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, is a photographer based in Southeast Pennsylvania whose work centers on automotive design and form. He studied photography in the Philadelphia area, earning a degree in Specialized Technology.
His photographs have been exhibited at the Detroit Public Library, the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, and Philadelphia International Airport, among other venues.
Texter’s work has appeared in numerous national publications, including Automobile Magazine, Automobile Quarterly, Vintage Racecar Journal, Hagerty Drivers Club Magazine, Prevention, Men's Health, Women's Health, Philadelphia Magazine, Industry Magazine, and Optometric Economics.
Most recently, he has photographed extensively at the NB Center for American Automotive Heritage, home to the renowned collection of Nicola Bulgari. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, the NB Center in Allentown, and in several distinguished private collections.
Buck County Community College
Antonelli School of Photography
1985 - present
Professional Photographer
1996–2012
Concours d’Elegance of the Eastern United States, Bethlehem, PA Abstract automotive imagery for billboards and promotional collateral
1996–2016
Vintage Racecar Journal Contributing photographer
1998–2010
Automobile Quarterly Featured portfolio, “The Black and White Textures of Jay Texter,” October 1998
2005
Streamlined Irons by Jay Raymond Contributing photography by Jay Texter and James B. Abbott
2009
Mangle Boards of Northern Europe by Jay Raymond Contributing photography by Jay Texter and James B. Abbott
2025
Jacky Ickx: His Authorised Competition History Contributing photographer
1986 - 1996 / American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
1995 - 2016 / International Motor Press Association (IMPA)
1986 - 2010 / Advertising and Editorial Studio Photographer Allentown PA
