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