About David Mortenson
I'm David Mortenson. I've traveled widely in my business and frequently photo-documented various business projects. I have been fortunate in being able to photograph nature, culture, interesting architecture and the like while abroad in Europe and Asia and across the Americas. As you'll see in looking at Another Good Reason, nature is my favorite subject, be it flowers, bees, birds, spiders, snakes, or bears. I'm also fascinated by patterns, man-made or natural, and doors. You will see all of these subjects in these photo-cartoons, as well as interesting and beautiful architecture and landscapes. While beautiful is also interesting, some interesting things may not always be beautiful, while still being photo-worthy.
The basic concept for Another Good Reason is a photograph--beautiful and/or interesting--with a short, 2 or 3 line story with quirky humor not unlike Gary Larsen's "The Far Side". Often the flower, bird, or other subject of the photo will have a funny story to tell or a problem to solve. The goal is to entertain without negatively targeting any ethnic group, religion, political party, or nationality. Public figures, however, are fair game. Lady GaGa, Al Gore, or anyone in the headlines has or will have a story about them.
There's a wide variety of excellent photography equipment out there, but I've been a Nikon photographer for years because of their sharp, crisp lenses and "bulletproof" gear.
The pigs grunted that his jokes were “corny,” the chickens clucked approval, the ducks said he quacked them up, but the steers said, “You ain’t no cowmedian . . .”
Fong Wa sent in his application for the Hong Kong Regatta & Boat Show early, along with the proper fee for entries in the “live-aboard” section, but when he tried to moor, he was told to leave. He wondered if perhaps he should have hired the feng shui guy his brother had recommended.
Herbert, until recently a snowflake, found melting a little was quite liberating; he was giving up political protest and going to the ocean and beach . . .
After declining the Paris taxi driver’s offer to sell the Arc, Jim and Sue Ida wondered if that had been the Arc Indiana Jones had been looking for . . .
When the taxi driver offered to sell Jimmy and Sue Ida from Arkansas the Arc, Jim declined; a similar transaction for the Brooklyn Bridge hadn’t ended well . . .
Snuffy (The Wonder Dog) had been hiding–scared– until he read that the new proposed health care bill did not allocate funds for neutering . . .
