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