Catany, Toni

b. 1942, Llucmajor (Mallorca)

   Photographer

   Established in Barcelona since 1963, Catany first made his name through his work for La Vanguardia in the late 1960s. Later the film magazine Imagen y Sonido (Image and Sound) provided a more suitable vehicle for his development, which was influenced by internationally known photographers such as Richard Avedon or Frank Horvath. In 1977 he helped to establish the Alabern group, whose aim was to revitalize photography by seeking greater freedom of expression. Since then, the generally restrained quality of Catany's work has been increasingly marked by the search for formal purity.

   MIHAIL MOLDOVEANU