Baltimore commercial photography

Lee Morton is a commercial photographer, director, director of photography and executive producer serving brands and organizations in Baltimore, Maryland and across the East Coast.

Basketball player rising toward the hoop for a dunk
Selected commercial photography by Lee Morton. Explore the full portfolio ↗

Photographs for a brand, a place or a campaign.

The portfolio moves between people, sport, adventure and tourism. The emphasis is on honest moments, the energy of a place and the reactions that make an image feel alive. Browse lifestyle photography, adventure photography and tourism photography to find work that connects with your brief.

One photography and video campaign.

If your campaign needs both stills and motion, share the deliverables together. Lee’s portfolio includes photography and directed films, with Carefirst presented as a combined project. Explore selected commercial campaigns and films to see both formats.

Planning a Baltimore photography brief.

Start with what the images need to communicate, who they are for and where they will appear. Include your preferred shoot location, timing, number of deliverables and intended usage. Those details help shape a commercial photography brief and a conversation about the right scope.

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I care about what we make and how it feels to make it together.

Two colleagues smiling together on set
A playful behind-the-scenes moment during a shoot
The crew sharing a light moment on location

I’m Lee Morton: commercial photographer, director, director of photography and executive producer. Morton Works is my photography and video production agency, serving Baltimore, Maryland and the East Coast. We bring stills and motion together for brands, organizations and campaigns.

An adventurer at heart, a creative by nature, and a little old school thanks to the grandparents who raised me. I’m a glass-half-full thinker who believes in people, values freedom, and has always had a tool in hand: crayons as a kid, paint markers as a rebellious teen, and cameras as life evolved. Today, I’m a proud dad and husband in a family of four. Nearly 30 Addys in, I’m still learning and growing.

I believe good work starts with a solid plan, room to play, and people who enjoy being there. On set, I like to volley ideas, follow the unexpected, and push the creative together. Good coffee early, tacos later. Ya know, I’m just looking for the truth in a moment, the nuance of a reaction, and the thing we couldn’t have scripted.

Behind the scenes with Morton Works for Prisma Health
A little color behind the scenes
A moment with the crew
Getting close to the action
Last light with the crew
Making things, making images
Taking the camera into the mountains
Finding the frame
Blue hour on set
Lee Morton directing on location
Whatever it takes for the shot
Blue light, full energy
Chasing the light
The climb to the frame
Building a world in the studio
Talking through the next take
Inside the production
The whole crew in motion
Keeping up with the action
Last light on location
Between takes, below the surface
A different kind of spotlight

Fun sets are the best sets.

Select clients

  • 5 Below
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bermuda Tourism
  • Camelbak Resort
  • Carefirst
  • Delaware Tourism
  • Glen Gery
  • Gravie
  • Hershey Park
  • Hyatt Hotels
  • Johns Hopkins
  • Kingsford
  • Kleenex
  • Maryland Live! Casino
  • METRO DC
  • McCormick & Co
  • NCTA
  • Pandora
  • Pentagon Fed Credit Union
  • REV Town
  • Sagamore Rye
  • [solid core]
  • Sonoma Tourism
  • Stanley Homes
  • STX
  • Syracuse University
  • Visit Baltimore
  • Under Armour