Born on November 7, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. He began his association with the Photo League in 1939 which continued through the 1940s. After US military service he moved to Paris in 1947. In 1950 he won a Life competition for young photographers. Return to New York; alternated between both cities, before settling in Saint-Ouen near Paris in 1990. During the 1970s he taught at the Cooper Union, Brooklyn College and Queens College, NY. Numerous awards, exhibitions and publications. In 2001, the French government appointed him “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. Louis Stettner passed away in Paris on October 13, 2016.
