▁Br assa ï , ▁Bou bat , ▁Iz is , ▁and ▁Ron is . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁success ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁review ed ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁issue ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Camera . ▁St ett ner ▁had ▁begun ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁regular ▁meet ings ▁with ▁Br assa ï ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁ment or ▁and ▁had ▁significant ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁St ett ner ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁" Sal on ▁des ▁Ind ép end ants " ▁at ▁the ▁Bibliothèque ▁N ationale , ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁Sub jekt ive ▁Fot ografie ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Germany . D uring ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁free - lan ced ▁for ▁Time , ▁Life , ▁Fort une , ▁and ▁Du ▁( G erm any ). ▁While ▁in ▁Paris ▁he ▁recon ne cted ▁with ▁Paul ▁Str and , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁int ol er ance ▁of ▁the ▁Mc Car thy ▁era — Str and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Ph oto ▁League ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁black list ed ▁and ▁then ▁b anned ▁during ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁St ett ner ▁spent ▁more ▁time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁College , ▁Queens ▁College , ▁and ▁Cooper ▁Union . ▁ ▁Independent ▁work ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁work , ▁St