▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁in ▁Europe ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Career ▁Back ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁St ett ner ▁joined ▁the ▁Ph oto ▁League ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁St ett ner ▁visited ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁moved ▁there . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁" Institut ▁des ▁Haut es ▁Ét udes ▁Cin ém at ograph iques " ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Phot ography ▁& ▁Cinema . ▁He ▁went ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Paris ▁for ▁almost ▁two ▁dec ades ▁and ▁finally ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁Saint - O uen , ▁near ▁Paris , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁St ett ner ▁still ▁frequently ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁St ett ner ' s ▁professional ▁work ▁in ▁Paris ▁began ▁with ▁capt uring ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁post - war ▁recovery . ▁He ▁captured ▁the ▁every day ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁subjects . ▁In ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Ph oto ▁League , ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁b onds ▁that ▁connect ▁people ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁Ph oto ▁League ▁to ▁organ ize ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁French ▁photograph ers ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁gathered ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁photograph ers ▁of ▁the ▁era , ▁including ▁Do is ne au ,