Eelco Wortman is a self-taught freelance documentary- and portrait photographer from The Netherlands. Influenced by traditional street- and film photography, he loves to work with (natural) light, colour, shape and contrast. Occasionally a landscape photograph, sometimes a bit of abstraction, his main subject and fascination will always be people in their natural habitat. Eelco gets intrigued by the human condition and daily situations, often overlooked by most of us. His candid photographs have a strong focus on storytelling and detail, mostly to be found in an urban environment.

From 2015 on, Eelco quickly taught himself how to compose his photographs using street photography as his canvas, resulting in his signature as it is today. Blending various styles, creating authentic and emotive narratives in one single frame, he commissioned for some of the world’s leading brands from early on.

Due to his passion for telling stories, Eelco also works on personal projects and series. As Wortman says himself: ‘It took me until 2021 to fully understand myself as an artist and to get comfortable creating longer series and projects’. From that year on, he also started participating in photo prizes, which resulted in being amongst the ‘Selection of Dutch Photography’ in 2022 and 2023 and winning the ‘SO Public Choice Award’ two consecutive years.

Eelco also expanded into photojournalism since 2022, combining commercial and documentary work to fuel his passion for storytelling through photography.

Commercial commissions/portfolio rep: eef@thedc.nl
‍General info: info@eelcowortman.com