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).
- Matt G reviewed 5 months ago
- last edited 5 months 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 6 months ago
- last edited 6 months 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 7 months ago
- last edited 7 months 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 7 months ago
- last edited 7 months 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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- Gina Valerio reviewed 9 months ago
- last edited 9 months ago
Rya is the best! She has photographed our family twice and captures the very essence of our family dynamic and beauty of St. Augustine every time. She is a true talent! We never feel rushed and she is so great with the kids. Her photos exceed our expectations every time. Love her!!!
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- Andrea Pepin reviewed 10 months ago
- last edited 10 months ago
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Rya 3 times – she did our engagement shoot, wedding reception, and most recently our maternity photos. Rya is so talented and she makes you feel so comfortable during the shoot, is a great guide, and captures the most amazing shots! Rya made me feel incredibly beautiful in our photos and I’m so grateful to her for capturing this moment in our lives as we are about to welcome our first baby. We are looking forward to working with Rya again on our newborn photos and photos of our baby’s first year. I highly recommend working with Rya!
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- Ryan reviewed 12 months ago
- last edited 10 months ago
My Fiancé and I are over the moon with the photo session results and professionalism by Rya. She was able to capture all the fun moments we had and reassure me the whole time that our photos were so natural looking even though we were nervous! I’m so thankful she was able to exceed every expectation we had.
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- Jessica Kleinsmith reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 10 months ago
Rya did such an incredible job with our sunrise photo session. She was so easy to work with and gave us great direction during the photoshoot. We got our photos so fast! We have so many beautiful pictures that we will cherish forever! I can’t recommend her enough!
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- Diane reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 10 months ago
Wow! Where do I begin! Rya is definitely the best and as a family of 7 and married for 16 years we have had a lot of photographers! But 7 years ago, we met Rya and she has been amazing every time! She has exceptionally documented so many of my pregnancies, family photos and my kids milestones!
Definitely highly recommended Rya if you are in the area, whether you want a sunrise beach shoot, lifestyle session or studio magic!
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- Madison Parman reviewed 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year ago
Rya is a true artist! I have recommended her to everyone. We did family photos in a beautiful beach location where she captured all the little details. They are timeless. We will treasure these memories forever!
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