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