Simple Pleasures, Patterns of Light & Color: The Autumn Leaves

“In every change, in every falling leaf there is some pain, some beauty. And that’s the way new leaves grow.” — Amit Ray

Christopher Broadbent, Ranunculus H, 2020, Archival Pigment Photograph
Christopher Broadbent, Ranunculus H, 2020, Archival Pigment Photograph

 

Flor Garduno Hoja Elegante Mexico
Flor Garduno, Hoja Elegante, Mexico 1998, printed in 2007 Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Rodney Smith, Erin in Green, Snedens Landing, New York
Rodney Smith, Erin in Green, Snedens Landing, New York, 2014, Archival Pigment Photograph

 

Edouard Boubat, Petite Fille aux Feuilles Mortes, Paris
Edouard Boubat, Petite Fille aux Feuilles Mortes, Paris, 1947, Printed in 1981, Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Jo Whaley, Over Ripe Population, 1994, Chromogenic Color Photograph

 

Brian Riley, Stillness Series (Adirondack Still 2), 2008, Archival Digital Chromogenic Photograph

 

Florence Henri, Composition
Florence Henri, Composition, 1931, Printed 1975, Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Sandy Skoglund, Chasing Chaos
Sandy Skoglund, Chasing Chaos, 1987, Archival Pigment Photograph

 

Eliot Porter, Maple leaves and pine needles. Tamworth, New Hampshire, October 3, 1956
Eliot Porter, Maple leaves and pine needles. Tamworth, New Hampshire, 1956, Dye Transfer Photograph

 

Michael Eastman, Barcelona Courtyard
Michael Eastman, Barcelona Courtyard, 1996, Chromogenic color photograph

 

Ruth Bernhard, Two Leaves
Ruth Bernhard, Two Leaves, 1952, 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.