#1710 - Louis Stettner

"Crossing the Seine" Mother and Child, Paris, 1950
July 19, 2025
#1710 - Louis Stettner
“My fellow humans are my main subject matter. At the end of the day, my life’s work with the camera is to interpret the world around me through my own personal perception."~Louis Stettner
Louis often wore his heart on his sleeve.
Paris is slowly recovering from the trauma of the Second World War.
A simple gesture—a mother gently encouraging her child to willingly return home becomes, in the hands of a master, a universal symbol of connection.