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