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.
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Howard told his wife he'd be gone a couple of hours playing poker and drinking beer with the boys, but he got caught in in one of the hurricane's outer bands, so his route home included the Carolinas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, so yes, he was a little late . . .
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When the younger kids kept begging to stay in the water a little longer at the beach, their big brother Bob (kind of a bully--and in a hurry to get to McDonalds) said, "No, the day is nearly done and dark is when the sharks come to feed on kids that don't listen . . ."
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Listening to the 20+ presidential candidates argue or shoot down their opponents' claims, Lyle thought they all sounded about the same. If the TV interviewers and radio programs didn't tell him who was speaking, he couldn't tell just by their twitter rants or social media posts . . .
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When famous cook Dorothy, who always said, "stay with the recipe, you'll never go wrong," thought about substituting red Habaneros for orange, she thought she heard the recipe police circling overhead in their black helicopter . . .
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