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