Direct link to specific portfolio category using masonry content element

I am using the masonry content element to display my portfolio. I “display the sort options and currently active taxonomy”. The sorting works great and I prefer this element over the other options I tried.

I am introducing the 6 portfolio categories on the homepage and would love to link each directly to a filtered list using just the one main masonry element. So if someone clicks the button “branding” on the homepage I would like to link to portfolio page and have the “Branding” sort option already selected – the the other options are available if they want to dig around further. Is that possible?

If needed I can work around it by creating 6 landing pages with a masonry element and just that category selected and a link back to the main portfolio page.