Portraits of friends. Pictures of food for advertisements. Even the occasional wedding album. His portfolio includes photos of dead birds and a deer heart encased in silver. He doesn't shriek' Ms. Henrixson said Mr. Condon occasionally spoke to her about death and the beauty he saw in it.
Life is beautiful and the end of the cycle has beauty, too.
He's deeply interested in these issues. He's not in it for a superficial joyride. Mr. Condon's interest in death grew as he followed the career of photographer Andres Serrano, whose controversial work includes a photo of a crucifix in a jar of urine. Mr. Condon declined to comment, but his attorney, H. Louis Sirkin, said Mr. Serrano was a profound influence on the young photographer. When Mr. Serrano came to Cincinnati a few years ago to give a lecture, Mr. Condon was there.