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