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.
Boudreaux was wild about Pokemon Go; he applied to be the newest Pokémon character, but was told Pokémon was short for Pocket Monster, and not even Texas had pockets that big . . .
Quincy’s offer to guard the ponds at Disney World was rejected–they said he might scare the children–His lawyer said they would file a discrimination lawsuit . . .
Jerome finally knew his goal; be an Elvis look-a-like and sing “Hound Dog” and “In The Ghetto” at the Louisiana floating casinos, getting high dollar chips for tips . . .
The pressure had been tremendous, and the President had discovered that real privacy was harder to find than he had ever dreamed possible. The advance crew suggested this area in Glacier National Park, but even there, grizzly bears were a potential problem, though perhaps less of a danger than his political opponents . . .
Buster had been trying to steal the wire all week so he could sell the copper for beer money, but he just couldn’t get it loose . . .
Many historians argue that the Spanish or the Vikings discovered Central America, but it proved to be the Scottish clan, the McCaws . . .
