Geg Marubi (9 May 1907 – 28 May 1984) was an Albanian photographer and son of

Kel Marubi Kel Kodheli (better known as Kel Marubi) (1870 – 13 March 1940) was an Albanian photographer. He was the father of Geg Marubi. Life Kel Kodheli began his study of photography at the age of 15. During the 1920s, he studied in Lyon at the fir ...

. He was the last photographer of his family and is regarded as one of the most prominent Balkan photographers of his generation.

Life

Born in 1907 in

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

, in the 1920s he studied photography in the

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' school. After his return to Albania the Marubi studio experienced the most success in its history. Marubi pioneered the use of celluloid instead of glass plates. During World War II his photographic activities were halted and after the war as private businesses were banned the studio was closed. In the 1970s he donated the studio's photographic collection consisting of 150.000 negatives to the directorate of general archives and worked for their preservation until his death in 1984.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marubi, Geg Albanian photographers 1907 births 1984 deaths People from Shkodër