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.
Cindy (pictured) was more than a little disappointed; the television and glamour magazine ads had touted the new skin care and softening product as the newest and best at softening dry scaly skin. After several bottles and numerous applications of the “wonder product,” she was still left with really scaly skin . . .
With all the outrage at chemical warfare, Dewey (with wings) and Louie (with petals) had been trying to urge their congressman to do something about ongoing chemical warfare right here in lawns around the country . . .
Shellie and her family, known as “Mexican Hat,” were getting nervous–even though their family had been here for generations, they were still undocumented . . .
After being subpoenaed to give testimony as to whether the president or his family or associates had given ducks in Central Park bread, the stinking paparazzi were relentless, demanding to know if it was Russian or American bread. No matter how they tried to duck the journalists and bloggers, it never ended . . .
The water just didn’t taste right–must be those hooligan kids of the tattooed biker guy peeing in the pool again . . .
When Ida told her boy friend, Simon, her father called him “slick, slippery,” he said he preferred “Smooth,” and started humming the old Paul Simon song, “Slip Slidin’ Away . . .”
