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.
Larry’s sister, studying eastern religion, told him the reason he could eat nothing but raw fish was that he was really the third incarnation of a crooked Indian politician
Gabriella was worried her antennas weren’t working right–she could only get NPR and an oldies station–no Rush Limbaugh or Hannity. A vast Left Wing conspiracy . . .?
Beau hadn’t heard any campaign promises that helped a moose–or any ungulates for that matter–so when the pollsters and campaign people called, he gave them the cold shoulder . . .
All of the worker bees were female, but unable to produce anything but honey for that fat queen and the skinny little males. Ellen wondered if she could initiate a class action suit . . .
Juan was offended; he wasn’t an ostrich, burying his head in the sand to avoid unpleasantness. There was just no other place to get a good meal of fat grubs . . .
Juan (pictured) felt like his job was going nowhere; it was doing meaningless work that had to be redone every day, and the wages were nothing to write home about. Some days, he felt like he was just chasing his tail.
