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John David "Jack" Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004), was a native of Savannah, Georgia and a graduate of The Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia. He was a photographer and author, known for the cover photograph on the novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''.〔English, John, The Land He's Bound To, Univ of Georgia Essay Feature, 2000〕 The photograph itself, largely considered a major factor in the success of the novel, featured the "Bird Girl" statue from the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.〔Aberjhani, "Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures," ''The American Poet Who Went Home Again'', 2008, pp. 91–108.〕 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.〔Aberjhani, "Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures"〕 He died May 19, 2004, in Savannah of colon cancer. He is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery.〔Thurber, John "Cover Photo Helped Sell ''Midnight'' Novel" ''Pittsburgh-Post Gazette'', June 8, 2004〕 ==Published works== * ''Oystering: A Way of Life'' (ISBN 0910326177 with James Dickey and Charles L. Wyrick, Jr.; Carolina Art Association, June 1985) * ''Nets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters'' (ISBN 0941711129, Gibbs Smith Publishing, October 1, 1989) * ''Seaport: A Waterfront at Work'' (ISBN 094171134X, Gibbs Smith Publishing, July 1, 1996) * ''(The Land I'm Bound To Photographs )'' (ISBN 978-0-393-04931-2, with Pat Conroy; W.W. Norton & Company, Sept 2000) * ''The Ogeechee: A River and Its People'' (ISBN 082032650X, Wormsloe Foundation Publications, April 28, 2004) * ''Ossabaw: Evocations of an Island'' (ISBN 0820326429, with James Kilgo, Alan Campbell, and John Lane; University of Georgia Press, April 28, 2004) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Leigh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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