Ramón Masats

Ramón Masats Tatera (17 March 1931 – 4 March 2024) was a Spanish photographer and filmmaker.^[1][2]

Ramón Masats
Masats in 2013
Born	Ramón Masats Tartera (1931-03-17)17 March 1931 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Died	4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 92) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spain
Occupation(s)	Photographer Filmmaker

Biography

Born in Caldes de Montbui on 16 March 1931, Masats first became a photojournalist in 1953 and worked at La Rambla in Barcelona. The following year, he joined the Real Sociedad Fotográfica [es]. In 1957, he joined the Agrupació Fotogràfica de Catalunya [ca].^[3] That year, he moved to Madrid and joined the Gaceta Ilustrada [es], the Grupo fotográfico AFAL [es], and Arriba. In 1964, he released his documentary on the Museo del Prado, which won him an award at the Taormina Film Fest.

Ramón Masats died in Madrid on 4 March 2024, at the age of 92.^[4]

Awards

• National Photography Award [es] (2004)^[5]