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!
The Arkells 2017 JUNO Awards
Rolling hills of Joshua Tree at Sunset
View of Empire State in NYC
Cage the Elephant Festival Show
Model Photo Shoot Downtown Toronto
Barenaked Ladies Reunite at JUNOs 2018
Toronto Flatiron The Gooderham Building
Inside Commerce Court on King in Toronto
Long Exposure on the Ocean in Sri Lanka
Toronto Streets Long Exposure
Honest Ed’s in Toronto Long Exposure
Marrakech’s Medina Hallway
On safari in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Hank in the Snow
Reaching Machu Picchu Through the Clouds
Shot in Cuba. Naturally. All rights reserved, Ryan Bolton.
Hiking through Atlas Mountains of Morocco at night
Sunset in Maasai Mara Kenya
Angkor Wat in Cambodia at Sunrise.
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Gogol Bordello at Mattyfest Toronto
The famous Skógafoss Waterfall in Iceland in the pouring rain
Train Ride Through Sri Lanka
Checking out the Sites in Luxor, Egypt
Downtown Old Havana, Cuba
Toronto Portrait at High Park
School kid in Maasai Mara with WE Charity
Maasai Mama in Kenya
Joshua Tree, California at Sunset
Toronto East End Wedding
Raptors NBA Champs Celebrations
Arkells shot on iPhone X Portrait Mode – Ryan Bolton
Demi Lovato in Kenya by Ryan Bolton
Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum at Night
Driving through Iceland
Cheeky Monkey at Lion Rock in Sri Lanka
Toronto Skyline Long Exposure at Sundown
NYC Engagement 2018
JUNO Awards 2017 in Ottawa
Girl Riding Train in Sri Lanka
Venice Beach Boardwalk Summer
The Milky Way Over African Skies in Kenya
Charles Bradley, Soul
Downtown Toronto From Dufferin Gate
Toronto Skyline Night
Toronto Winter Landscape, Polson Pier
Long exposure of Milky Way in Wild Coast, South Africa
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
A Monk at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Winter Walks at Old City Hall Toronto
Wedding Day at Hotel X Toronto
Toronto Skyline at Night Long Exposure
Miles James. 19 Months.
Emily in Chinatown
Dundas Peak at Sunset with Model
The Dogu Express View in Turkey
The weather in Iceland changes constantly.
NYC Engagement 2018
Ao Nang, Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Wedding Day in Distillery District, Toronto
Wedding Moments. Wedding at Enoch Turner School House, 2019
LIGHTS. Shot on iPhone X in portrait mode.
Portrait in Rural Morocco
Toronto’s Eaton Centre Walkway at Night
Check out the Secret Path by Gord Downie. A moment.
Sunset in Kenya on Safari
Walks along train tracks in Sri Lanka
BANKS performing at WayHome Festival
Demi Lovato with WE Charity in Kenya
Lily Portrait Downtown Toronto
Maasai Mama in Kenya Portrait
Chance the Rapper at We Day California
Nick Reynoldson Comedian Portrait
Tews Falls in Summer, Hamilton
School kids in Lesotho, Africa
Barn wedding. Toronto wedding. Professional wedding photography by Ryan Bolton.
Longboats at Maya Beach in Thailand. Beautiful place.
Wedding Day at Kortright Conservation, Summer 2018
Emily + Derek Wedding Day at The Great Hall, Toronto
Gord Downie Secret Path Tour
Max Kerman of the Arkells. Shot on iPhone X in Portrait Mode
Reaching Machu Picchu Through the Clouds
Crowd Shot at Boots & Hearts Festival 2017
Wedding Party at Distillery District
Toronto CityPlace Photo from Bathurst Bridge
WayHome Hammocks
Toronto Streets Long Exposure
Toronto Skyline
Helena Grace. Toronto Studio.
Honest Eds Alley at Night
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Some Kenyan Boys Getting the Photo
Maasai Mama in Kenya with Me to We. Ryan Bolton Photo.
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
KYLE performing at We Day UN, Brooklyn.
Monica Portrait at Scarborough Bluffs
Inside Morocco’s Medina’s Hidden Corners
Toronto’s magnificient skyline. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Raptors NBA Champs Celebrations
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Long Exposure of Ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
The Balloons of Cappadocia, Turkey
The cabin from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in Iceland
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires. A quick walk from out hotel.
Wedding at Broadview Hotel Toronto
Portrait of a Berber Nomad Girl
Areklls live at JUNO Awards 2018
Hidden waterfall in the middle of Cambodia
Alvvays playing Field Trip Festival
Gooderham Building, Toronto’s Flatiron Building at Night
Gladstone Hotel Wedding Toronto
Japandroids tearing up Field Trip 2018
Orphaned Elephants in Kenya
Long Exposure of Sunset in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Inside Marrakech’s Medina
Fox Portrait in Toronto Studio
Classic Egypt, Today (2018)
Skaters in Venice Beach Skatepark, California
Toronto Wedding in Distillery District, Airship 37
Toronto Wedding at the ROM
Daniel Caesar at JUNOS 2018
Wedding Day Magic in Toronto
Jess Facetiming with Mom at the Great Pyramids, Giza
Late night at Pub Street, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
A woman stirs her homemade beer in Lesotho, Africa
Riding the Train in Sri Lanka
Toronto’s skyline photo from Trillium Park
Late nights in Istanbul.
Rolling Stones Canada Day
Justin Bieber’s Favourite Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Inside Morocco’s Medina with model
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Exploring Angkor Thom in Cambodia
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
The Great Wall, China, hiking
Massai Warrior Wilson in Kenya
Shawn Hook Portrait.
The Quechua of Peru
Fox Shot in Studio in Toronto
The Classic Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Wedding Vibes Queen Viaduct Bridge Toronto
Wedding Photos at University of Toronto
Pinterest Worthy Wedding Photography
The Quechua of Peru
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
Toronto Wedding at Gladstone Hotel, 2018
Camping in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
Late nights in Istanbul.
CN Tower with Moody Clouds
South Africa’s beautiful Wild Coast Sunset
Boat Ride Through Phi Phi Islands in Thailand
Shot in Luxor, Egypt.
Toronto Skyline at Dusk from Trillium Park
Toronto Sign at Nathan Phillips at Night
School Kids in Ghana
Jack and Jack Closing We Day Toronto 2018
King Street Toronto streetcar
Wedding Photos at Broadview Hotel, Toronto
Leah Pollock + Chris DePaul
Long Exposure in Toronto
The Bathurst St. Bridge.
Neon Dreams in Chinatown
First reveal of bride to bridal party, Gladstone Hotel
Long Exposure in Toronto
Aerial view of Boots & Hearts Camping Festival
Kendrick Lamar tearing up WayHome.
Perfect Summer Wedding Vibes
Famous Blue Train in Sri Lanka
Jenna Ortega and school kids in Kenya
Long exposure with streetcar on Queen Viaduct Bridge in 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!