Simple Pleasures: In and Out of Focus, Photographs that Explore the Knowable and the Imagined

“There is often more in a photograph than meets the eye.”

Nick Brandt, Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti
Nick Brandt, Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti, 2002, Platinum Photograph
Andre Kertesz, Melancholic Tulip
André Kertész, Melancholic Tulip, 1939, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Deborah Tuberville, Untitled, Paris
Deborah Tuberville, Untitled, Paris, 1982, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Garry Fabian Miller, Mica
Garry Fabian Miller, Mica, 2011, Lightjet C-Print from Dye Destruction Photography
Albert Watson, Matthew, Las Vegas
Albert Watson, Matthew, Las Vegas, 1998, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Frank, Grand Staircase Concord Hotel (Catskills)
Robert Frank, Grand Staircase Concord Hotel (Catskills), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jan Groover, Untitled
Jan Groover, Untitled, 1989, Chromogenic Color Photograph
Sabine Weiss, La 2 CV Sous La Pluie, Paris
Sabine Weiss, La 2 CV Sous La Pluie, Paris, 1957, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger at the Factory
Harry Benson, Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger at The Factory, 1977, Sublimated Dye Photograph Printed on Aluminum
Sarah Moon, Julie Stouvenel
Sarah Moon, Julie Stouvenel, 1989, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Seville
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Seville, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
John Dugdale, In the Shadow of His Beloved
John Dugdale, In the Shadow of His Beloved, 2000, Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edward Weston, Grass and Sea, Big Sur
Edward Weston, Grass and Sea, Big Sur, 1937, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Lilo Raymond, Restaurant
Lilo Raymond, Restaurant, 1966, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Isabella Berr, Schüchterner Zauber (Shy Spell)
Isabella Berr, Schüchterner Zauber (Shy Spell), 2004, Archival Pigment Photograph
Neil Folberg, Clockwork Universe, Total Solar Eclipse, Faroe Islands
Neil Folberg, Clockwork Universe, Total Solar Eclipse, Faroe Islands, 2015, Archival Pigment Photograph
William Klein, Dorothy + Japanese Lights, Paris
William Klein, Dorothy + Japanese Lights, Paris, 1962, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Keith Carter, Flipper
Keith Carter, Flipper, 2004, Toned 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.