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.
Salad was OK, but Leroy never seemed to find the bacon that was supposed to be on top . .
Thomas wished his intense color didn’t make him have to explain time and again that it was not necessarily an indication of his political point of view or his choice in music (although he was quite fond of Stevie Ray Vaughn, B. B. King and Marcia Ball) . . .
Brandon said his girlfriend’s concern about getting to the other side of Mt Rainier was making a mountain out of a molehill . . .
Mohammad Ali/Cassius Clay, in uttering the above phrase, proved once again that art (In this case martial art) imitates life . . .
After climbing for an hour and twelve minutes, Jason remembered that he had forgotten to bring the instructions for installing an LED light in a server; maybe he should have taken the health food supplements his wife had been recommending . . .
Gerrard really loved his Indian TATA cross country roadster, but his import broker thought there might be some problems at customs with the 50 caliber machine gun and the right-hand drive . . .