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.
Henry Bob Johnson was sad to learn that “Open Deer Season” in Texas didn’t mean you could use any firearm you owned; there were some restrictions . . .
Buford J. Buford and his brothers wanted to try out for the upcoming summer Olympics water polo team but were having trouble finding the right size required Speedo . . .
Bruce, feeling scruffy and a little foggy, was beginning to think his wife was right–partying on Sunday night may not have been the best choice–and that last beer, well . . .
Short on cash, but wanting to impress his girlfriend, Geoffrey had been trying to steal the copper power line for beer money for over a week–it wasn’t going well . . .
When Pete couldn’t get work with an opera company singing as lead tenor, he just sort of fell into singing the blues and sounded like B.B. King with feathers, some green . . .
When Lucie heard the Merle Haggard song Big City/Middle of Montana, she was thrilled and bought a ranch in the middle of Montana–sight unseen–from an online Realtor. The reality was somewhat disappointing . . .
