ett ner ▁focused ▁on ▁document ing ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁in ▁both ▁Paris ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁cities ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁live ▁there , ▁not ▁to ▁tour ists ▁or ▁visitors . ▁His ▁up br ing ing ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁great ▁care ▁in ▁capt uring ▁the ▁simple ▁human ▁dign ity ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁He ▁also ▁captured ▁not ew orth y ▁architect ural ▁images ▁of ▁both ▁cities , ▁including ▁brid ges , ▁buildings , ▁and ▁monuments . ▁ ▁The ▁subjects ▁and ▁series ▁included : ▁New ▁York ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁present ▁P enn ▁Station ▁The ▁Sub ways ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ▁The ▁Seine ▁The ▁Bow ery ▁The ▁Work ers ▁Early ▁Paris ▁ ▁St ett ner ▁produced ▁well - known ▁images , ▁including : ▁A ub erv ill iers , ▁Brook lyn ▁Prom en ade , ▁T win ▁Tow ers ▁with ▁Sea ▁G ull , ▁P enn ▁Station , ▁and ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty , ▁B atter y ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁n inet ies , ▁St ett ner ▁turned ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁format ▁camera ▁of ▁the ▁dimensions ▁used ▁by ▁his ▁hero , ▁Paul ▁Str and ; ▁an ▁ 8 × 1 0 ▁De ard or ff ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁photograph ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁Les ▁Al p illes ▁in ▁Prov ence ▁where ▁Van ▁G og h ▁often ▁painted , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Jan et . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁St ett ner ▁received ▁numerous ▁hon ors