“My way of life, my very being is based on images capable of engraving themselves indelibly in our inner soul’s eye.”
~ Louis Stettner (1922 -2016)
Louis Stettner was not only a great photographer but a great teacher, writer and active advocate for social and economic justice. Self-taught, he was known for his vast knowledge of both the technique and history of photography. He held teaching and lecture positions at notable institutions such as The Cooper Union, Brooklyn College and later Long Island University. His writing pursuits began with 35mm Photography, and would continue over the next forty years including, History of the Nude in American Photography, and his 1970s column, Speaking Out, of Camera 35. We remember Stettner today as a talented artist and critical voice during the development of photography in the twentieth century.
