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, trying to create a dog that could trail bad guys in any direction, agreed that the first prototype might need some further development . . .
When asking schoolmates if they liked her, Flower got vague responses to what she thought should be a black and white issue . . .
When Freddy heard the tour guide refer to him as a “common grackle”, he was miffed: What if his girlfriends heard he was “common?” Time for damage control . . .
Katrina, worried that her spoonbill was not as big as her friends’, pleaded “Make it bigger, Mama . . .
Amy’s mother was full of truisms and sayings, like “a penny saved is a penny earned,” and finished most sentences with “at the end of the day, blah, blah, blah.” The truism Amy had noted was that at the end of the day, unless rain and overcast skies prevented it, there was a sunset . . .
Jamal Khan (pictured) had been having a great time at the party and barn dance; strutting his stuff was his favorite activity. He just wished that stupid horse fly would quit biting him on the butt. . .
