Jack Leigh
Jack Leigh | |
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Jack Leigh's portrait from his book Nets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters | |
| Born | November 8, 1948 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2004 (aged 55) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Known for | Photography |
John David Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004) was an American photographer and author, known for the cover photograph on John Berendt's novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The photograph featured the Bird Girl statue from Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, where he is now buried.
Leigh was a native of Savannah, and a graduate of the Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia. Already well known locally as a portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned by Random House for the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the historic district of downtown Savannah.
Leigh died in 2004 in Savannah, of colon cancer. He was 55.