Simple Pleasures: Picturing a Little Romance

“I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.” — Judy Garland

Harry Benson, Berlin Kiss
Harry Benson, Berlin Kiss, 1996, Archival Pigment Photograph

Robert Doisneau, Photographie Aerienne, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Doisneau, Photographie Aerienne, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edouard Boubat, Les Amoureux De Paris V
Edouard Boubat, Les Amoureux De Paris V, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jim Lee, I Do / 2021, Archival Pigment Photograph
Jim Lee, I Do / 2021, Archival Pigment Photograph

Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Couple Cooling Down), 1940-1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Couple Cooling Down), 1940-1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang; Couple kissing in back seat of car, 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang; Couple kissing in back seat of car, 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Sabine Weiss, Amoureux et Femme Lisant (Lovers and Woman Reading)
Sabine Weiss, Amoureux et Femme Lisant (Lovers and Woman Reading), 1985, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Melvin Sokolsky, Bar Du Flick, 1963, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Melvin Sokolsky, Bar Du Flick, 1963, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

David Yarrow, The Break Up, Utah, USA, 2018, Archival Pigment Photograph
David Yarrow, The Break Up, Utah, USA, 2018, Archival Pigment Photograph

Robert Doisneau, Créatures de Rêve, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Doisneau, Créatures de Rêve, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Sabine Weiss, Restaurant Coquet, Paris
Sabine Weiss, Restaurant Coquet, Paris, 1953, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Les Amourex, Paris (The Lovers)
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Les Amourex, Paris (The Lovers), 1946, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Paris, France (Umbrella Jump)
Elliott Erwitt, Paris, France (Umbrella Jump), 1989, 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.