Simple Pleasures: Photography & The American West

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with the photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” — Ansel Adams

Renato D'Agostin, Texas Road ,7439
Renato D’Agostin, Texas Road, 7439, 2015, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ansel Adams, El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California
Ansel Adams, El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Dorothea Lange, Abandoned Farm
Dorothea Lange, Abandoned Farm, Oklahoma, ca. 1937, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Guy Gillette, Lovelady Texas
Guy Gillette, Lovelady, Texas, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Arthur Rothstein, Owner of a Stump Ranch in the Cascades, near the McKenzie River, Oregon, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Rothstein, Owner of a Stump Ranch in the Cascades, near the McKenzie River, Oregon, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edward Weston, Dunes, Oceano
Edward Weston, Dunes, Oceano, 1936, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Douglas, Wyoming, 1954
Elliott Erwitt, Douglas, Wyoming, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Russell Lee, Rail Fence in San Juan County, Colorado, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Russell Lee, Rail Fence in San Juan County, Colorado, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Guy Gilette, Weldon, TX, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Guy Gillette, Weldon, TX, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edward Weston, Church Door, Hornitos, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edward Weston, Church Door, Hornitos, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Wyoming, 1954
Elliott Erwitt, Wyoming, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Arthur Rothstein, Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Rothstein, Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edward Weston, Ivanos and Bugatti
Edward Weston, Ivanos and Bugatti, 1931, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, Ronald Reagan
Harry Benson, Ronald Reagan, 1966, Archival Pigment Photograph

Arthur Rothstein, Ranch Hand In The Bunk House, Brewster, Montana
Arthur Rothstein, Ranch Hand In The Bunk House, Brewster, Montana, 1939, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Brett Weston, Dune and Yucca
Brett Weston, Dune and Yucca, White Sands, 1946, Vintage 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.