Gjon Mili

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1904-11-28

Deathday 1984-02-14 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Korçë, Albania

Gjon Mili

Biography

Gjon Mili was an Albanian-American photographer and filmmaker renowned for his innovative work with light and motion. After studying electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he applied his technical knowledge to photography, pioneering techniques such as stroboscopic photography. Mili is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Pablo Picasso in 1949, where he captured the artist creating "light drawings" using a small electric light in a darkened room. These photographs remain iconic in the art world.

Known For

Director

Stompin' for Mili

as Director

1950
Improvisation

as Director

1944
Jammin' the Blues

as Director

Crew

1950
Improvisation

as Cinematography

Camera

1959
Anatomy of a Murder

as Still Photographer