Can't find normal contents of Settings in iPhone 16e

Please excuse my explanation of the problem if it sounds too wordy. I tried asking this question in another forum and the people said my explanation was unclear so I am trying to explain it clearly. When I click on the gear shaped icon called Settings, I expect to see a list that says:

Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Notifications, Sounds, Focus, Screen Time, General, Control Center, etc.

I need to get to these settings to set up my new phone.

I don't see this. What I see are my photos, the same content that I see when I click on the Photos icon. There are photos in the Settings area. There is nothing like Airplane Mode, etc. in Settings. I want to get to the selections of Airplane Mode, etc.

Has anyone encountered this problem? The nearest iPhone store is a 3-1/2 hour drive away so I'm hoping to avoid that trip to solve this.