Simple Pleasures: Capturing the Joys of Repose

“There is great satisfaction hidden within simplicity” – Anthony Douglas William

Horst P. Horst, Bombay Bathing Fashion
Horst P. Horst, Bombay Bathing Fashion, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Louis Stettner, Penn. Station (Sailor Sleeping)
Louis Stettner, Penn Station (Sailor Sleeping), 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Florence Chevallier, Série Enchantement
Florence Chevallier, Série Enchantement, 1995, Chromogenic Color Photograph
Louis Stettner, Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn
Louis Stettner, Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Howard Sochureck, A Child Sleeps on Closet Floor, Manhattan, New York
Howard Sochureck, A Child Sleeps on Closet Floor, Manhattan, New York, 1962, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, New York, 1954, (American actress Marilyn Monroe)
Elliott Erwitt, New York, USA, American actress Marilyn Monroe, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph
John Dugdale, The Oversoul
John Dugdale, The Oversoul, 1998, Cyanotype Photograph
Lawrence Schiller, Robert Kennedy
Lawrence Schiller, Robert Kennedy, 1968, Archival Pigment Photograph
André Kertész, Satiric Dancer
André Kertész, Satiric Dancer, 1926, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping), 1938, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sandy Skoglund, Early Morning
Sandy Skoglund, Early Morning, 1981, Archival Pigment Photograph
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled (Ringmaster without Hat)- Chaplin at Work
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled (Ringmaster without Hat), “Chaplin at Work”, c. 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Flor Garduño, Mujer Que Sueña (La), Mexico
Flor Garduño, Mujer Que Sueña (La), Mexico, 1981, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Siesta, Mexican Women rest at Their Newstand
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Siesta, Mexican Women rest at Their Newstand, 1934, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bernard Faucon, Le Petit Canif, Évolution Probable du Temps
Bernard Faucon, Le Petit Canif, Évolution Probable du Temps, 1983, Fresson 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.