Simple Pleasures: Life’s Quiet Moments

“Photography is, for me, a spontaneous impulse coming from an ever attentive eye which captures the moment and its eternity.”  — Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Clochard avec son chat, 1932, Silver gelatin photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Clochard avec son chat, 1932, Silver gelatin photograph
Marc Riboud, Karlovy Vary, 1962, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Marc Riboud, Karlovy Vary, 1962, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, Boy Fishing, England, 1962, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, Boy Fishing, England, 1962, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Doisneau, La Baguette Parisienne, 1961, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Doisneau, La Baguette Parisienne, 1961, Silver gelatin photograph
Willy Ronis, Carrefour, Sevres-Babylone, Paris, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Willy Ronis, Carrefour, Sevres-Babylone, Paris, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph
André Kertész, Carrefour Blois, 1930, Silver gelatin photograph
André Kertész, Carrefour Blois, 1930, Silver gelatin photograph
Ilse Bing, Pont Des Arts, Paris, 1931, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Ilse Bing, Pont Des Arts, Paris, 1931, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edouard Boubat, Petite Fille aux Feuilles Mortes, Paris, 1947, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edouard Boubat, Petite Fille aux Feuilles Mortes, Paris, 1947, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Louis Stettner, Aubervilliers, 1947, Silver gelatin photograph
Louis Stettner, Aubervilliers, 1947, Silver gelatin photograph
Edouard Boubat, La Bastille, 1954, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edouard Boubat, La Bastille, 1954, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sabine Weiss, Velo Nuit Naples (Bicycle At Night In Naples), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sabine Weiss, Velo Nuit Naples (Bicycle At Night In Naples), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Louis Stettner, Boulevard de Clichy, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Louis Stettner, Boulevard de Clichy, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Doisneau, L'Enfer, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Doisneau, L’Enfer, 1952, 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.