I was eight-years-old when the power of photography awoke me. 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 how I saw the world. To share how I see the world. And today, it still has that exact effect on me. Capturing the beauty of a fleeting moment. The connections in life around the world. My work is a testament to that.
Like a stiff drink after a long day, photography calms me. Photography helps puts the world into perspective. It gives me a sense of adventure. To showcase the beauty in the world. And it has taken me around the globe to shoot—Ghana, Brazil, Los Angeles, Cambodia, Iceland, China, Amsterdam, Cuba, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ecuador, Chicago, Argentina, Kenya, New York City, Egypt, Switzerland, Vietnam, South Africa, Morocco—and here at home in Toronto. I’ve worked with photography clients such as Apple, Red Bull, Spotify, WayHome Festival, Field Trip, Intrepid Travel, Me to We, the JUNO Awards, Red Cross, Toronto Star, Applied Arts and Billboard magazine.
I aim to capture the beauty of fleeting moments around the world. The connections in life.
All photography by Ryan Bolton Photography. I sell prints of all my captures—shop my photos here. Need a photographer? Let’s work together. Contact me for my rates. Click any photo to expand.
Alvvays playing Field Trip Festival
The Dogu Express View in Turkey
Nick Reynoldson Comedian Portrait
Belma X Bolton IX
Japandroids tearing up Field Trip 2018
View of Empire State in NYC
Rock and Roll,
The weather in Iceland changes constantly.
Gladstone Hotel Wedding Toronto
NYC Engagement 2018
Ao Nang, Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
King Street Toronto streetcar
Cage the Elephant Festival Show
Train Ride Through Sri Lanka
Toronto Skyline at Dusk from Trillium Park
Rolling hills of Joshua Tree at Sunset
Lily Portrait in Brookfield Place Toronto
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
The Great Wall, China, hiking
NYC Engagement 2018
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires. A quick walk from out hotel.
Aerial view of Boots & Hearts Camping Festival
Weddings Don’t Get Much More Picture Perfect
The Milky Way Over African Skies in Kenya
Winter Walks at Old City Hall Toronto
Toronto Wedding at the ROM
Toronto’s magnificient skyline. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Humber Bridge Toronto
Shot in Cuba. Naturally. All rights reserved, Ryan Bolton.
Barenaked Ladies Reunite at JUNOs 2018
Late nights in Istanbul.
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
Emily at Dundas Peak, Hamilton
The Arkells 2017 JUNO Awards
Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador
Ryan Bolton X Helena
Toronto Winter Landscape, Polson Pier
Toronto CityPlace Photo from Bathurst Bridge
Palm Trees in Sri Lanka at night
Hidden waterfall in the middle of Cambodia
On safari in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Rob Dyer. Ryan Bolton Photography
Maasai Celebration in Kenya
Old man in rural Cambodia.
Girl Riding Train in Sri Lanka
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Pinterest Worthy Wedding Photography
Driving through Iceland
Icelandic Pingvellir National Park
Maasai Celebration in Kenya. Photo by Ryan Bolton.
Arkells Playing We Day Toronto 2018
Tews Falls in Summer, Hamilton
Long exposure with streetcar on Queen Viaduct Bridge in Toronto
A woman stirs her homemade beer in Lesotho, Africa
Some Kenyan Boys Getting the Photo
Leah Pollock + Chris DePaul
Jenna Ortega and school kids in Kenya
Camping in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
Charles Bradley, Soul
Toronto Sign at Nathan Phillips at Night
Justin Bieber’s Favourite Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Model Photo Shoot Downtown Toronto
Checking out the Sites in Luxor, Egypt
Hidden Beach Weddings in Mexico are the Best
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Kendrick Lamar tearing up WayHome.
Toronto’s Eaton Centre Walkway at Night
Maasai Mama in Kenya with Me to We. Ryan Bolton Photo.
Portrait of a Berber Nomad Girl
Maasai Mama in Kenya Portrait
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Wedding at Broadview Hotel Toronto
Toronto Flatiron The Gooderham Building
Orphaned Elephants in Kenya
Downtown SOHO, NYC
Joshua Tree, California at Sunset
Maasai Mama in Kenya
LIGHTS. Shot on iPhone X in portrait mode.
Fox Portrait in Toronto Studio
Long Exposure of Ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Angkor Wat in Cambodia at Sunrise.
Lily Portrait Downtown Toronto
Late nights in Istanbul.
The Balloons of Cappadocia, Turkey
School kids in Lesotho, Africa
Barn wedding. Toronto wedding. Professional wedding photography by Ryan Bolton.
Honest Eds Alley at Night
Toronto Skyline at Night Long Exposure
Massai Warrior Wilson in Kenya
Jack and Jack Closing We Day Toronto 2018
Leah Pollock + Chris DePaul. Ryan Bolton Wedding
WayHome Hammocks
Toronto East End Wedding
Toronto Skyline
Late night at Pub Street, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The cabin from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in Iceland
Inside Commerce Court on King in Toronto
Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum at Night
School Kids in Ghana
Hiking through Atlas Mountains of Morocco at night
Helena Grace in Toronto Studio
Inside Morocco’s Medina’s Hidden Corners
Toronto Portrait at High Park
Gullfoss Waterfall Iceland Long Exposure
Toronto Sunset Photo Cityscape
Monica Portrait at Scarborough Bluffs
Longboats at Maya Beach in Thailand. Beautiful place.
South Africa’s beautiful Wild Coast Sunset
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Iceland
Shot in Luxor, Egypt.
Wedding at Broadview Hotel Toronto
Wedding Photos at University of Toronto
CN Tower with Moody Clouds
On the way to Salvation Mountain through the desert
Shot in Cuba. Naturally. All rights reserved, Ryan Bolton.
Overlooking the disco in Manzanillo
Hank in the Snow
Wedding Day at Kortright Conservation, Summer 2018
Areklls live at JUNO Awards 2018
Emily in Chinatown
Maasai Boy in Kenya
Marrakech’s Medina Hallway
Cheeky Monkey at Lion Rock in Sri Lanka
Exploring Angkor Thom in Cambodia
Venice Beach Boardwalk Summer
Long exposure of Milky Way in Wild Coast, South Africa
Quidi Vidi lake in Newfoundland
JUNO Awards 2017 in Ottawa
Dundas Peak at Sunset with Model
The Bathurst St. Bridge.
Inside Morocco’s Medina with model
Arkells shot on iPhone X Portrait Mode – Ryan Bolton
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon.
Skaters in Venice Beach Skatepark, California
Toronto’s skyline photo from Trillium Park
Summer light with Em
Daniel Caesar at JUNOS 2018
Honest Ed’s in Toronto Long Exposure
Fox Shot in Studio in Toronto
Adam Devine with Fans at We Day Toronto 2018
Inside Marrakech’s Medina
Neon Dreams in Chinatown
Toronto Wedding Photos at the Beaches
Toronto Wedding at Gladstone Hotel, 2018
Long Exposure in Toronto
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Taylor on her Wedding Day
Wedding Day Magic in Toronto
Wedding Day at Kortright Conservation, Summer 2018
Demi Lovato in Kenya by Ryan Bolton
Check out the Secret Path by Gord Downie. A moment.
Exploring the streets of Havana, Cuba
Riding the Train in Sri Lanka
Sunset in Kenya on Safari
Long Exposure on the Ocean in Sri Lanka
Sunset in Maasai Mara Kenya
Jess Facetiming with Mom at the Great Pyramids, Giza
Portrait in Rural Morocco
Perfect Summer Wedding Vibes
Portraits with Fox of Elite Models
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
The Classic Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavik, Iceland.
BANKS performing at WayHome Festival
Classic Egypt, Today.
A Monk at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The famous Skógafoss Waterfall in Iceland in the pouring rain
Toronto Skyline Night
Downtown Toronto From Dufferin Gate
Crowd Shot at Boots & Hearts Festival 2017
Sunsets like this beauty every night.
Frozen Toronto Night Photo
Toronto’s Old City Hall.
Lady in the Red Dress, Scarborough Bluffs
Cage the Elephant Rocking at WayHome Festival
Gord Downie Secret Path Tour
Long Exposure in Toronto
Gooderham Building, Toronto’s Flatiron Building at Night
The view on top of Quito, Ecuador
Helena Grace. Toronto Studio.
Boat Ride Through Phi Phi Islands in Thailand
Venice Beach, Calfornia at Sunset Baywatch Booth
Beautiful British Columbia Mountain and Lake
Max Kerman of the Arkells. Shot on iPhone X in Portrait Mode
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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!