Simple Pleasures: Photographs that Capture the Space Between Shadow and Light

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha

Barbara Cole, Past and Present, Shadow Dancing Series
Barbara Cole, Past and Present, Shadow Dancing Series, 2018, Archival Pigment Photograph
Sabine Weiss, Paris (Vers La Lumiere)
Sabine Weiss, Paris (Vers La Lumiere), 1953, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Renato D'Agostin, Tokyo (Shadow of Man)
Renato D’Agostin, Tokyo (Shadow of Man), 2009, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Vail, Shadow Stairs
Robert Vail, Shadow Stairs, 2013, Archival Pigment Photograph on Museum Rag Paper
George Hoyningen-Huene, Swimwear With Hoola Hoop, Miss E, Carise
George Hoyningen-Huene, Swimwear With Hoola Hoop, Miss E, Carise, 1930, Platinum/Palladium Photograph
Frank Horvat, Model in New York, Harper's Bazaar B (with Shadow)
Frank Horvat, Model in New York, Harper’s Bazaar B (with Shadow), 1961, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harold Feinstein, 125th Street from Elevated Train, NYC
Harold Feinstein, 125th Street from Elevated Train, NYC, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph
André Kertész, Chez Mondrian Paris
André Kertész, Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Fernando Delgado, Equinox
Fernando Delgado, Equinox, 2006, Archival Pigment Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Seville
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Seville, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jan Groover, Untitled #180.2
Jan Groover, Untitled #180.2, 1987, C-Type Color Photograph
Pablo Soria, Ya Perdi las Palabras Vacias en el Blanco De Estes Hojas
Pablo Soria, Ya Perdi las Palabras Vacias en el Blanco De Estes Hojas, c. 1999, Toned Litex Camera Film on Wood
Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris
Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno/Portrait of the Eternal
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno/Portrait of the Eternal, 1935, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Dinka Child Imitating Horns of a Favorite Bull, South Sudan
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Dinka Child Imitating Horns of a Favorite Bull, South Sudan, 2006, Archival Lambda 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.