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.

[1] The photograph featured the Bird Girl statue from Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia,[2] where he is now buried.

Leigh wrote and published five books on photography.

His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the historic district of downtown Savannah.

[4] Leigh died May 19, 2004, in Savannah, of colon cancer.