Simple Pleasures: Did You See what I Saw?

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” – Elliott Erwitt

Elliott Erwitt, Madrid, 1995, Prado Museum
Elliott Erwitt, Prado Museum, Madrid, 1995, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Lawrence Schiller, Men at the Bar
Lawrence Schiller, Men at the Bar, 1960, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Doisneau, Mademoiselle Wanda at Fete Foraine
Robert Doisneau, Mademoiselle Wanda at Fete Foraine, 1953, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sandy Skoglund, The Wild Inside
Sandy Skoglund, The Wild Inside, 1989, Archival Pigment Photograph
Marc Riboud, Untitled, 1953
Marc Riboud, Untitled, 1953, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jeff Bark, Dazed & Confused Magazine May 2013
Jeff Bark, Dazed & Confused Magazine May 2013, C-Type Color Photograph
Harry Benson, James Brown, Augusta, GA
Harry Benson, James Brown, Augusta, GA, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph
David Yarrow, A Streetcar Named Desire #2
David Yarrow, A Streetcar Named Desire #2, 2017, Archival Pigment Photograph
Jim Lee, Poodle
Jim Lee, Poodle, 2020, Archival Pigment Photograph
Michael James O'Brien, Kabuki Starshine, Girlfriend Series
Michael James O’Brien, Kabuki Starshine, Girlfriend Series, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bernard Faucon, La Comète, Les Grandes Vacances, 1979, Fresson Photograph
Bernard Faucon, La Comète, Les Grandes Vacances, 1979, Fresson Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, East Hampton, New York, 1983
Elliott Erwitt, East Hampton, New York, 1983, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Cousin Bichonade in Flight
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Cousin Bichonade in Flight, 1905, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Richard Avedon, Andy Warhol, Shoes
Richard Avedon, Andy Warhol, Shoes, 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph
F.B. Grunzweig, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Mighty Mouse
F.B. Grunzweig, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Mighty Mouse, 1955, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Melvin Sokolsky, Dragon's Breath, Paris
Melvin Sokolsky, Dragon’s Breath, Paris, 1963, Archival Pigment Photograph

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

63We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.