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).
- natasha reviewed 5 months ago
- last edited 5 months 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 5 months ago
- last edited 5 months 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 6 months ago
- last edited 6 months 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 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago
- last edited 1 year 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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- Gina Valerio reviewed 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago
- last edited 2 years 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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