« I started with the Subway Series in 1946 and would occasionally shoot in Penn Station until 1958 when I did it full time. I loved the place and what was happening there. It was a spacious and dramatic arena where people in the act of traveling went through a mixture of excitement, a silent patience for waiting, and an honest fatigue. My fellow human beings are my main subject matter. When they travel, people are “on the big stage” so to speak. At heart, my life’s work with the camera is to interpret the world around me through my own personal vision. » LS

Nancy Listening to Jazz, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, On the Subway, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, Greenwich Village, Sitting in Rienzi’s, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, On a Bus, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, Greenwich Village, Sitting on a Car Talking with Friends, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, With Cup, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, Smoking in Apartment, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, Listening to a Jukebox, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, In her Apartment, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate

Nancy, Jazz Club, New York, 1958 – Gelatin silver print © Louis Stettner Estate