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.
With his voice still changing, teenaged Chuckie (or Chucklehead, as his friends called him) couldn’t help but miss a few notes with his Elvis impersonation at the school talent show . . .
Tony thought he was dressed to be a bullet proof chick magnet; his sister told him he should give some attention to the chink in his armor . . .
Though she was a straight A student, class president, and considered “cute,” Georgia knew she would never never be one of the “Hot Girls” . . .
Gwendolyn didn’t mind losing her Obama phone with the new administration; it never worked very well underwater anyway, but she missed the chicken hindquarters the food stamps bought . . .
Red knew he was cool. The question: was he “big time ball player with a Mohawk” cool or “SNL Cone Head” cool . . .?
When Gilbert (The Fluffy One) heard on Oprah that the human females preened and got all spiffy looking to attract the males, all he could say was “Inconceivable . . .!”
