Host Dee Daniels sits down at Savannah’s Ethan Allen showroom with photographer and printer Parker Stewart, a North Carolina native based in Savannah, ahead of the May 7 opening reception for “Jack Leigh and Parker Stewart: In Place” at Laney Contemporary (May 1–Aug 1).

Stewart discusses Jack Leigh’s Savannah legacy, including the commissioned “Bird Girl” cover for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and explains how Leigh’s long-term documentation of the Lowcountry influences his own “photographing place” approach. Stewart shares his path from SCAD to running a Savannah printing studio, printing for major exhibitions and the Jack Leigh Estate since 2018, including the detailed proofing and matching process from film negatives.

They preview the two-floor, interwoven curation, highlight serendipitous paired images, and Stewart offers advice to keep making work and engage Savannah’s creative community.

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Jack Leigh & Parker Stewart: In Place

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FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:39 Exhibition Announcement

01:49 Jack Leigh Legacy

03:23 Bird Girl Backstory

04:43 Photographing Place

06:04 North Carolina Roots

07:37 SCAD and Savannah

10:22 Slow Looking Process

11:42 Printing Studio Origins

14:56 Curating and Printing Workflow

17:49 Film vs Digital Craft

22:34 Inside the In Place Show

26:11 Serendipity and Shrimp Docks

29:14 Meditative Coastal Landscapes

33:41 Advice for Photographers

36:13 Favorite Pelicans Photo

38:43 Show Details and Wrap Up