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.
Scientists postulated that if an as-yet-undiscovered rare earth could be located, mined, and processed, it could provide clean, affordable energy worldwide for thousands of years. The theoretical material was “unobtanium . . .”
When his baseball career didn’t work out (he couldn’t even handle grounders}, Bob’s friends suggested shedding the old skin and re-appearing as a down-to-earth politician . . .
Bubba, who wasn’t born in Texas (but got here as quick as he could) could usually predict tomorrow’s weather by looking at the sunset. Not always . . .
Wednesday after the midterms, everyone seemed to see the issues as black or white . . . or wait, was that white and black . . . ?
As the political reporters crossed paths going home after the midterm elections, the colorful stories abounded . . .
In spite of news of Amazonian deforestation and California wild fires, Quentin still was awakened almost every night with his “trees taking over the world” nightmare . . .
