er ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁whose ▁work ▁included ▁street sc apes , ▁port ra its ▁and ▁architect ural ▁images ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Paris . ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁regarded ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁human ity ▁and ▁capt uring ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁streets . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁St ett ner ▁photograph ed ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁people , ▁culture , ▁and ▁architecture ▁of ▁both ▁cities . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁photograph ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Paris ▁up ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Louis ▁St ett ner ’ s ▁works ▁are ▁post hum ously ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Louis ▁St ett ner ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Louis ▁St ett ner ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁cabinet ▁mak er , ▁and ▁Louis ▁learned ▁the ▁trade ▁when ▁young , ▁using ▁the ▁money ▁he ▁earned ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁growing ▁love ▁of ▁phot ography . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁box ▁camera ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁his ▁love ▁affair ▁with ▁phot ography ▁began . ▁His ▁family ▁went ▁on ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁visited ▁museum s , ▁including ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁where ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁art ▁began . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 8 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁St ett ner ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁army ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁combat ▁photograph er ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁the ▁Sign al ▁Corps .