Simple Pleasures: Bodies in Motion; The Rhythms of life

“It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time we discover the world around us.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson

Berenice Abbott, New York Stock Exchange
Berenice Abbott, New York Stock Exchange, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Arthur Elgort, Coco Rocha, New York City, Vogue Japan, 2008
Arthur Elgort, Coco Rocha, New York City, Vogue Japan, 2008, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Leonard Freed, Wall Street, New York U.S.A.
Leonard Freed, Wall Street, New York U.S.A., 1956, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Paris, France, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Paris, France, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Renato D'Agostin, Paris (Boy)
Renato D’Agostin, Paris (Boy), 2005, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Xan Padron, Time Lapse. Venice, California
Xan Padron, Time Lapse. Venice, California, 2019, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

Louis Stettner, Girls Running, Rue des Martyrs
Louis Stettner, Girls Running, Rue des Martyrs, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harold Feinstein, 125th Street from Elevated Train, NYC
Harold Feinstein, 125th Street from Elevated Train, NYC, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ruth Orkin, An American Girl in Italy, Florence
Ruth Orkin, An American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Willy Ronis, Carrefour, Sevres-Babylone, Paris, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Willy Ronis, Carrefour, Sevres-Babylone, Paris, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph

William Witt, Jacob Couleurs, Paris, 1977, Cibachrome Photograph
William Witt, Jacob Couleurs, Paris, 1977, Cibachrome Photograph

Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris
Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jim Lee, Umbrella/Goodbye/1974, Archival Pigment Photograph
Jim Lee, Umbrella/Goodbye/1974, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Frank, Grand Staircase Concord Hotel (Catskills)
Robert Frank, Grand Staircase Concord Hotel (Catskills), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.