A Florida native, raised in a small city along the Gulf Coast, Rya Duncklee of Ryaphotos is honored to document family narratives through films & photos. Specializing in coastal portraits, Rya’s purpose is to create bespoke & captivating films and photographs for families in the St. Augustine and surrounding areas. Rya is an internationally recognized, 26x award-winning child and family photographer with over 10 years of experience as well as an active member and educator of both the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP).
- Chelsea Tekesky reviewed 3 months ago
- last edited 3 months ago
Rya was absolutely amazing to work with. I had contacted her last minute to do a family sunrise session while we were in town for a quick vacation. She was extremely kind, professional, and communicative. She helped me quickly ensure I had coordinating outfits for everyone. At the shoot itself, she was incredible at working with our three little kids to capture the most stunning photos. I will sincerely cherish these pictures forever and cannot begin to recommend her enough. She truly went above and beyond- despite two hurricanes- we got our gallery in an extremely timely manner! We cannot thank you enough Rya.
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- Melissa Lyle reviewed 4 months ago
- last edited 4 months ago
Rya recently did our in-home newborn photo shoot, and she was absolutely amazing!!! I truly can’t say enough wonderful things about her. She was so kind and accommodating and made us feel so comfortable during the entire shoot. The photos were so beautiful and exactly what we wanted. She captured our family so well, and she is so incredibly talented! We are so excited to cherish the photos forever. I highly recommend Rya, and we are looking forward to having her do our future family photo shoots!!
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- Meaghan Busk reviewed 9 months ago
- last edited 9 months ago
Rya is the BEST! My husband and I took baby announcement photos with her and not only did she make it the most fun and relaxed evening on the beach, I was speechless when she sent us our gallery. My husband and I now have the most beautiful photos to announce baby and to frame in our home! Cannot recommend her enough!
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- natasha reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year ago
Rya is an unbelievable photographer we were so grateful she was able to fit us in!!!! She took the most amazing photos of our family, we are forever grateful! We had parents, grandparents, siblings and toddlers and she somehow managed to get beautiful photos with everyone smiling!!! I would recommend her to anyone! We are going to get yearly photos every time we are in Florida! Couldn’t recommend her more 🙂
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- Lynn Gonzalez reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year ago
Rya beautifully captured my son’s first year milestones. We received the sweetest pictures of him and our family. She was patient and caring during each session. My home is filled with her pictures and I’m so grateful. If you’re looking for a family photographer, hire Rya! She’s amazing!
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- Nell reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year ago
If you are searching for an AMAZING photographer then you’ve found her! Rya was professional, easy to talk to and responded very promptly. She was very careful to ask what we wanted to get from our photoshoot- did we want it to be happy? Crazy? Fun? Did we want more family portraits or more solo pics? Booking was a breeze and the actual photoshoot was really fun! We were running late for the shoot but she was very accommodating. I was nervous about know how to pose but Rya guided us all the way through. The pictures came out within the time frame she said and they were absolutely. flawless. I will 100000% be working with her again and urge you to book with her if you are looking!
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- Matt G reviewed 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years ago
Our large family gathered in Jacksonville for the holidays and decided to commemorate the weekend with a photography session. We couldn’t have hoped for a better experience with Rya. She captured so many breathtaking moments and was a joy to work with. Her talent is unmatched. She made great wardrobe suggestions before the session as well. We absolutely recommend using her secret beach location for your session. She knows it like the back of her hand.
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- Kally Vause reviewed 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years ago
Rya was absolutely amazing at capturing the most beautiful shots! She is talented like no other, her work is timeless and truly expressive of real emotion. Beyond happy with my results.
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- Amanda Cox reviewed 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years ago
Rya was incredible!! She was so patient with my young boys and captured the most amazing pictures! I could not be happier!
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- Kristina reviewed 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years ago
Rya captured such beautiful and special pictures of our family and she masterfully corralled our 19 month old toddler and two dogs. Gorgeous beach location in St. Augustine, memories we will treasure forever – thank you!
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