I was eight-years-old when I started to notice photography. To see time frozen changed my perspective. This was the late ’80s and it was the coolest thing I had seen because it was a representation of seeing the world. To capture a snippet of time. The beauty of a fleeting moment. The connections in life. My work is a testament to this.
Photography puts the world into perspective for me. It gives me a sense of adventure. And she has shown me the world—from Ghana, Brazil, Peru, Cambodia, Iceland, China, Cuba, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ecuador, Chicago, Argentina, Kenya, crisscrossing North America, Egypt, Switzerland, Vietnam, Morocco, South Africa, and Turkey—and here at home in Toronto. I’ve worked with photography clients Apple, Red Bull, Spotify, Lexus, Universal Music, Uber, Intrepid Travel, Me to We & WE Charity, the JUNO Awards, the Red Cross, and have been published/featured in Toronto Life, CBC, Vice, Applied Arts and Billboard magazine. My work has been featured in the Contact Photography Festival, Sound Image (2017, 2018, 2019), Love Actually Exhibition and won 2019’s Applied Art’s Photojournalism Award. 🙏
UPDATE: It’s 2020, and I’ve updated my photography portfolio on my new website: www.ryanbolton.ca. Yay. If you’d like to contact me, please do so here. Cheers!
Long Exposure on the Ocean in Sri Lanka
Toronto Skyline Long Exposure at Sundown
Inside Morocco’s Medina with model
Shawn Hook Portrait.
Rolling Stones Canada Day
Wedding at Broadview Hotel Toronto
Maasai Mama in Kenya with Me to We. Ryan Bolton Photo.
Honest Ed’s in Toronto Long Exposure
Check out the Secret Path by Gord Downie. A moment.
Toronto Winter Landscape, Polson Pier
Helena Grace. Toronto Studio.
Barn wedding. Toronto wedding. Professional wedding photography by Ryan Bolton.
The Arkells 2017 JUNO Awards
Fox Shot in Studio in Toronto
Famous Blue Train in Sri Lanka
Neon Dreams in Chinatown
Maasai Mama in Kenya
LIGHTS. Shot on iPhone X in portrait mode.
Rolling hills of Joshua Tree at Sunset
School kids in Lesotho, Africa
A Monk at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Skaters in Venice Beach Skatepark, California
Dundas Peak at Sunset with Model
Downtown Old Havana, Cuba
Walks along train tracks in Sri Lanka
Toronto Skyline Night
Cheeky Monkey at Lion Rock in Sri Lanka
Toronto Streets Long Exposure
NYC Engagement 2018
The weather in Iceland changes constantly.
NYC Engagement 2018
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
Demi Lovato in Kenya by Ryan Bolton
Toronto’s magnificient skyline. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Maasai Mama in Kenya Portrait
Daniel Caesar at JUNOS 2018
Alvvays playing Field Trip Festival
Inside Morocco’s Medina’s Hidden Corners
Toronto Flatiron The Gooderham Building
South Africa’s beautiful Wild Coast Sunset
Wedding Day at Kortright Conservation, Summer 2018
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Justin Bieber’s Favourite Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Fox Portrait in Toronto Studio
Pinterest Worthy Wedding Photography
Sunset in Maasai Mara Kenya
Wedding Party at Distillery District
The Quechua of Peru
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
BANKS performing at WayHome Festival
Kendrick Lamar tearing up WayHome.
Toronto East End Wedding
Wedding Day Magic in Toronto
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Wedding Day at Hotel X Toronto
Model Photo Shoot Downtown Toronto
The Quechua of Peru
Ao Nang, Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Longboats at Maya Beach in Thailand. Beautiful place.
Gladstone Hotel Wedding Toronto
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Wedding Day in Distillery District, Toronto
First reveal of bride to bridal party, Gladstone Hotel
Arkells shot on iPhone X Portrait Mode – Ryan Bolton
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Toronto’s Eaton Centre Walkway at Night
Lily Portrait Downtown Toronto
Chance the Rapper at We Day California
Classic Egypt, Today (2018)
View of Empire State in NYC
Jess Facetiming with Mom at the Great Pyramids, Giza
Aerial view of Boots & Hearts Camping Festival
Gooderham Building, Toronto’s Flatiron Building at Night
Honest Eds Alley at Night
Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum at Night
Riding the Train in Sri Lanka
The Bathurst St. Bridge.
Inside Marrakech’s Medina
Train Ride Through Sri Lanka
Portrait of a Berber Nomad Girl
Toronto’s skyline photo from Trillium Park
Raptors NBA Champs Celebrations
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Massai Warrior Wilson in Kenya
Reaching Machu Picchu Through the Clouds
Long exposure with streetcar on Queen Viaduct Bridge in Toronto
Long Exposure in Toronto
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Reaching Machu Picchu Through the Clouds
Late nights in Istanbul.
Jenna Ortega and school kids in Kenya
Toronto Sign at Nathan Phillips at Night
The Great Wall, China, hiking
Monica Portrait at Scarborough Bluffs
Toronto CityPlace Photo from Bathurst Bridge
Emily in Chinatown
Gogol Bordello at Mattyfest Toronto
Exploring Angkor Thom in Cambodia
Girl Riding Train in Sri Lanka
Leah Pollock + Chris DePaul
Checking out the Sites in Luxor, Egypt
CN Tower with Moody Clouds
Orphaned Elephants in Kenya
Boat Ride Through Phi Phi Islands in Thailand
Late night at Pub Street, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Toronto Skyline at Night Long Exposure
Some Kenyan Boys Getting the Photo
Toronto Streets Long Exposure
Shot in Cuba. Naturally. All rights reserved, Ryan Bolton.
On safari in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Toronto Wedding at the ROM
Crowd Shot at Boots & Hearts Festival 2017
Miles James. 19 Months.
Areklls live at JUNO Awards 2018
Charles Bradley, Soul
Jack and Jack Closing We Day Toronto 2018
Camping in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
The famous Skógafoss Waterfall in Iceland in the pouring rain
The Balloons of Cappadocia, Turkey
JUNO Awards 2017 in Ottawa
Shot in Luxor, Egypt.
Toronto Skyline
Emily + Derek Wedding Day at The Great Hall, Toronto
A woman stirs her homemade beer in Lesotho, Africa
School kid in Maasai Mara with WE Charity
WayHome Hammocks
Long exposure of Milky Way in Wild Coast, South Africa
Gord Downie Secret Path Tour
Tews Falls in Summer, Hamilton
King Street Toronto streetcar
Raptors NBA Champs Celebrations
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Portrait in Rural Morocco
Joshua Tree, California at Sunset
Barenaked Ladies Reunite at JUNOs 2018
Inside Commerce Court on King in Toronto
Downtown Toronto From Dufferin Gate
Hidden waterfall in the middle of Cambodia
Cage the Elephant Festival Show
Long Exposure of Ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
The cabin from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in Iceland
Toronto Portrait at High Park
Toronto Wedding in Distillery District, Airship 37
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires. A quick walk from out hotel.
Late nights in Istanbul.
Toronto Skyline at Dusk from Trillium Park
Wedding Vibes Queen Viaduct Bridge Toronto
Japandroids tearing up Field Trip 2018
Wedding Photos at University of Toronto
Hank in the Snow
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
KYLE performing at We Day UN, Brooklyn.
Nick Reynoldson Comedian Portrait
Perfect Summer Wedding Vibes
Long Exposure in Toronto
Sunset in Kenya on Safari
Long Exposure of Sunset in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Marrakech’s Medina Hallway
Demi Lovato with WE Charity in Kenya
Wedding Photos at Broadview Hotel, Toronto
Toronto Wedding at Gladstone Hotel, 2018
The Dogu Express View in Turkey
School Kids in Ghana
Driving through Iceland
The Classic Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The Milky Way Over African Skies in Kenya
Venice Beach Boardwalk Summer
Max Kerman of the Arkells. Shot on iPhone X in Portrait Mode
Wedding Moments. Wedding at Enoch Turner School House, 2019
Hiking through Atlas Mountains of Morocco at night
Angkor Wat in Cambodia at Sunrise.
Winter Walks at Old City Hall Toronto
UPDATE: It’s 2020, and I’ve updated my photography portfolio on my new website: www.ryanbolton.ca. Yay. If you’d like to contact me, please do so here. Cheers!
Well, Ryan, once again your photos knock me sideways. What an eye you have, what amazing places you have seen! Ly and I just checked them out together (quite proud to see our hammock in the midst … ha)
xoxoxox
Your photography is stunning! I wanted to comment on the post about your dog (but there was no place to) Your dog is super adorable!
Hi there! LOVE your photo of the Manhattan Bridge (here https://ryan-bolton.com/2012/08/21/new-york-city-via-instagram/manhattan-bridge-nyc/) and was wondering if you’d mind me posting this on Twitter – with your permission and credited of course – via Hooroo’s (an aussie travel company that I work for) account? Let me know here or you can email me at alana@hooroo.com for more details – love your work! 🙂
Hey Alana — yeah, for sure. Sounds good to me.
R.
Looove your photos! So inspiring!
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I am usually a person of a ton of words, but can only think of one that sums up your photos. STUNNING! And if I was to think of another one word description….DEEP!
Thank you for the kind words. I enjoy both of your descriptive words!
You do beautiful work.
Nice photos…great!
You take such wonderful photos.
Thank you for that!
Hi Ryan, great pics! I love the diverse range of your subjects. Thanks for sharing.
Get your ass higher in Quito – Take that teleferico up to 4500 metres, or better yet, climb cotopaxi.
loooovvvee you
-luc
Amazing work! I’m going to follow your blog.
Thanks, man!
Amazing photography! You have an eye for beauty.
These are all perfect!!
You rock.
Wow!! These are amazing! Keep clicking 😊
THANK YOU! Not planning on slowing down. Cheers!
Wow!! Love your photos and Love your “why”!! Thanks for sharing this is inspiring!
It’s all about the why. Why we do what we do. Thanks Stacie!
Lovely!