Jay Collier is a renowned photographic educator and tour leader from Melbourne Australia.
Jay has a long standing career in the Australian photographic industry having worked with some of the industries biggest brands including 14 years at Canon Australia as the Victorian Consumer Experience Manager for Canon Collective and being responsible for producing and hosting thousands of workshops across Australia and internationally.
After leaving Canon Australia in August 2020, Jay has since launched Lake Eyre From The Air after running similar tours while at Canon for 4 years as well as launching Photographers Collective alongside his partners Greg Sullavan in QLD and Scott Stramyk in NSW to deliver the best photographic workshops and experiences available drawing from many years of experience.
Jay also previously held positions managing Canon Professional Services (CPS) at Canon Australia as well as Nikon professional Services (NPS) along with working in sales for both Olympus and Kodak which has led to Jay’s extremely diverse knowledge of all forms of photography and his ability to teach at all levels from beginners to advanced professionals.
Jay is best known for his work guiding African photographic safaris over the past 16 years working with none other than Denis Glennon from Iconic Images International as well as the team from C4 photo Safaris in South Africa to deliver premium photo safaris.