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