Simple Pleasures: Terra Firma – The Earth as We Know It

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life – the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.” — Claude Monet

Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 6, Chine
Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 6, Chine, 2021
Andre Lichtenberg, Rocky Beach (Impossible Utopia)
Andre Lichtenberg, Rocky Beach (Impossible Utopia), 2017
Albert Watson, Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Albert Watson, Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 2013
Neil Folberg, Sunstone, Iceland, 2015-2016
Neil Folberg, Sunstone, Iceland, 2015-2016
Brian Riley, Stillness Series (Sticks and Stones on Christopher Street), 2006
Brian Riley, Stillness Series (Sticks and Stones on Christopher Street), 2006
Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 10, Italy
Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 10, Italy, 2021
Eliot Porter, Lichens on River Stones, South Coast, 1975
Eliot Porter, Lichens on River Stones, South Coast, 1975
Michael Eastman, Badlands 2, 1999
Michael Eastman, Badlands 2, 1999
Neil Folberg, Photographer, Iceland, 2015-2016
Neil Folberg, Photographer, Iceland, 2015-2016
Michael Kahn, Quansoo, 1999
Michael Kahn, Quansoo, 1999
Brett Weston, Garrapata Beach, 1954
Brett Weston, Garrapata Beach, 1954
Eliot Porter, Sculptured rock. Marble Canyon, Arizona, 1967
Eliot Porter, Sculptured rock. Marble Canyon, Arizona, 1967

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.