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.
Protesting fences, Eugene “took a knee” every time someone said, “Give me a home, where the buffalo roam . . .”
After a major shift to the right for the one political group, there seemed to be a little softening; in fact, some appeared to be leaning to the left.
Rodney was trying to get his wife to understand that some times you just had to look at things with a different perspective . . .
While examining subpoenaed material on Russian interference during the election, a photo of Al Gore inventing the world wide web/Internet surfaced . . .
Before heading to the airstrip, Chuck saw on the weather website “Possible Icing Conditions . . .”
Tweeting sounded like a good concept; politicians and famous people seemed to thrive on it, but Justin, who lacked a good singing voice, found it just alerted his prey . . .
