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.
Every time the neighbor kids rode by on their bikes and shouted “Where’s the beef,” Bruce got nervous . . .
Lizard’s Laws of Survival: “Change color, blend in.” Gary could blend in green, like grass, but he wasn’t a shape shifter, and he was still on a branch . . .
It had been claimed that hummingbirds’ wings stood still sometimes, but Gerhardt actually proved it . . .
When Buttercup told Westley they should only have two or three hundred children, he asked if she meant just the first year. When she said yes, Westley simply replied, “As you wish . . .”
Robert (right) knew he had to tread carefully when Sally (left), his new wife, asked him if being ready to lay eggs made her butt look fat . . .
Texans refer to this meteorological phenomenon as a “sun sandwich,” as only Texans were big enough to eat one, and yes, it was hot . . .
