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