Gjon Mili (November 28, 1904 – February 14, 1984) was an Albanian photographer from Korçë who developed his profession in America, best known for his work published in Life, in which …

Learn about Gjon Mili, one of the many photographers for LIFE who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the US & around the World.

On the beach at Golfe-Juan in 1968, Gjon Mili captured Pablo Picasso reveling in two of his artistic obsessions: the mask and the minotaur, a mythical half-bull, half-man that featured …

Mili was a pioneer in the portrayal of movement in photography. Not only did his engineering of photographic lighting tools and techniques in the 1930s change the possibilities for depicting …

Feb 25, 2015 · Gjon Mili earned fame in the 1950s when he photographed Pablo Picasso drawing with light—it was one of several cutting-edge projects Mili produced while working freelance …

Feb 26, 2025 · With a small light source in hand and the innovative technique of long exposure, this Albanian-born photographer created images that appeared as drawings suspended in …

This week, we focus on the legendary Pablo Picasso, and his collaboration with the father of stop-motion imagery, Gjon Mili — a partnership that broke new ground in the use of light and …

On the 28th of November 1904, photographer Gjon Mili was born in Korçë, Albania. He came to the United States in 1923 at the age of 19 to study electrical engineering at the Massachusetts …

Gjon Mili, b. 1904 in Korçë, southern Albania, came to United States in 1923. Best known for the photography published in LIFE magazine, his contribution to culture goes way beyond that. …

Gjon Mili was an Albanian-American photographer who was celebrated for his portrayal of movement in photography. He developed photographic lighting tools and techniques with …