Simple Pleasures: Playtime

Simple Pleasures: Playtime

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw

 

Norman Parkinson, Golfing at le Touquet, 1939, Silver gelatin photograph
Norman Parkinson, Golfing at le Touquet, 1939, Silver gelatin photograph

 

Harry Benson, Bobby Fischer, Chess in the Park, Children Gather Round, 1971, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, Bobby Fischer, Chess in the Park, Children Gather Round, 1971, Archival Pigment Photograph

 

Willy Ronis, Vincent Aeromodeliste Gordes
Willy Ronis, Vincent Aeromodeliste Gordes, 1949

 

Brassai (Gyula Halasz) Chez Suzy, En Attendant Le Client, 1932, Silver gelatin photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz) Chez Suzy, En Attendant Le Client, 1932, Silver gelatin photograph

 

Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Jumping Hurdle)
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Jumping Hurdle), 1940-1920, Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Arthur Elgort, Hide and Seek, Paris, 1972, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Hide and Seek, Paris, 1972, Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Terry O'Neill, Sean Connery as Bond, 1971
Terry O’Neill, Sean Connery as Bond, 1971

 

Douglas Kirkland, Brigitte Bardot, 1965, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Douglas Kirkland, Brigitte Bardot, 1965, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

 

Robert Doisneau, Les Animaux Superieurs
Robert Doisneau, Les Animaux Superieurs

 

Lawrence Schiller, Paul Newman and Robert Redford
Lawrence Schiller, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, 1968, Archival Pigment Photograph

 

Roger Mayne, Footballers, Southam Street, North Kensington, London
Roger Mayne, Footballers, Southam Street, North Kensington, London, 1958, Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Rodney Smith, Man and Woman behind Surfboard, Charleston, SC, 2000
Rodney Smith, Man and Woman behind Surfboard, Charleston, SC, 2000

 

Dan Page, Boys Playing at Keeping Soccer Ball in the Air, Copacabana
Dan Page, Boys Playing at Keeping Soccer Ball in the Air, Copacabana, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

 

Jim Lee, Boxing, NY, Fight, 1977, C-Type Color Photograph
Jim Lee, Boxing, NY, Fight, 1977, C-Type Color Photograph

 

Neil Leifer, Alan Ameche scoring winning touchdown, Baltimore Colts vs New York Giants, 1958, Archival Pigment Photograph
Neil Leifer, Alan Ameche scoring winning touchdown, Baltimore Colts vs New York Giants, 1958, Archival Pigment 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.