iPhone to MBP iCloud Sync

[62deadfly]

Hi all, I'm very new to the Mac game and am hoping someone can help me with the below!

I got a early 2015 Macbook Pro 13.3 Retina running El Capitan 10.11.3 in January, and have had an iPhone 5S for around 18 months. I am looking to sync my phone's contacts and photos with the Macbook, however because only has the 128GB storage, would rather I be able to view these via the iCloud instead and save the memory capacity. I don't carry the Macbook around much, so it's pretty much permanently connected to my home Wifi anyway.

I've got Contacts and Photos enabled on the iCloud settings on both devices, but when I go into Photos or Contacts on the MBP, nothing is there. Have I missed something obvious?

Thanks,

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

-What version of iOS is the iPhone running?
-Are you logged into iCloud with the same Apple ID on both devices?
-Did you enable iCloud Photo Library on either/both?

C