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
Harry Benson, Bobby Fischer, Chess in the Park, Children Gather Round, 1971, Archival Pigment Photograph
Willy Ronis, Vincent Aeromodeliste Gordes, 1949
Brassai (Gyula Halasz) Chez Suzy, En Attendant Le Client, 1932, Silver gelatin photograph
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Jumping Hurdle), 1940-1920, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Hide and Seek, Paris, 1972, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Terry O’Neill, Sean Connery as Bond, 1971
Douglas Kirkland, Brigitte Bardot, 1965, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Robert Doisneau, Les Animaux Superieurs
Lawrence Schiller, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, 1968, Archival Pigment Photograph
Roger Mayne, Footballers, Southam Street, North Kensington, London, 1958, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Rodney Smith, Man and Woman behind Surfboard, Charleston, SC, 2000
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
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 .
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Arthur Elgort ,
Brassai (Gyula Halasz) ,
Bruce Mozert ,
Douglas Kirkland ,
Harry Benson ,
Henri Cartier-Bresson ,
Ilse Bing ,
Jim Lee ,
Lawrence Schiller ,
Neil Leifer ,
Norman Parkinson ,
Robert Doisneau ,
Rodney Smith ,
Roger Mayne ,
Sabine Weiss ,
Terry O'Neill ,
Willy Ronis