Simple Pleasures: Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy…

“Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Elliott Erwitt, St. Tropez, France, 1959
Elliott Erwitt, St. Tropez, France, 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Couple Swimming Down and Sun Bath), c. 1940-1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (Couple Swimming Down and Sun Bath), c. 1940-1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Hy Peskin, Kennedy Courtship, C. 1960, Vintage Silver Gealtin Photograph
Hy Peskin, Kennedy Courtship, C. 1960, Vintage Silver Gealtin Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Simone Roussel On The Beach At Villerville, 1906, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Simone Roussel On The Beach At Villerville, 1906, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Horst P. Horst, Pink Bathing Suit N.Y., 1965, C-Type Color Photograph
Horst P. Horst, Pink Bathing Suit N.Y., 1965, C-Type Color Photograph
Bruce Weber, Tara And Her Pal Chris San Onofre CA, 1998, Archival Pigment Photograph
Bruce Weber, Tara And Her Pal Chris San Onofre CA, 1998, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, The Beatles, Miami (Waving From The Water), 1966, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, The Beatles, Miami (Waving From The Water), 1966, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Fritz Henle, Untitled, 1973, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Fritz Henle, Untitled, 1973, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Michael Kahn, Journey, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph
Michael Kahn, Journey, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph
Louis Stettner, Sunbathers, San Raphael, France, 1958, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Louis Stettner, Sunbathers, San Raphael, France, 1958, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Terry O'Neill, Audrey Hepburn in Pool, on the set of "Two for the Road", 1967, C-type Color Photograph
Terry O’Neill, Audrey Hepburn in Pool, on the set of “Two for the Road”, 1967, C-type Color Photograph
Bruce Weber ,Tyke, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York (#2), 1988, Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bruce Weber, Tyke, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York (#2), 1988, Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Isabelle Townsend, Miami Beach, French Vogue, 1987, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Isabelle Townsend, Miami Beach, French Vogue, 1987, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harold Feinstein, Surf Scene, 1977, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harold Feinstein, Surf Scene, 1977, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Willy Rizzo, Brigitte Bardot, Saint-Tropez, 1958, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Willy Rizzo, Brigitte Bardot, Saint-Tropez, 1958, 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.