Per G. Jonson

Per Gunnar Jonson (11 April 1910 – 16 October 1975) was a Norwegian cinematographer and ski jumper.

[1][2] Jonson shot a short film about skiing in Karpathos, which impressed German director Leni Riefenstahl, and she hired him as an assistant director for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

At the end of his career he established his own film production company.

In 1934, Per Jonson participated in an international competition at the Bloudek Giant in Planica, making a jump 80 meters (260 ft) long.

[3] In 1933, he coached the Polish national ski jumping team in Zakopane.