Simple Pleasures: The Day’s Mysteries are Revealed through the Eyes

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust

Aurelio Amendola, Giuliano De Medici, Michelangelo, Cappelle Medicee, Firenze, 1992, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Aurelio Amendola, Giuliano De Medici, Michelangelo, Cappelle Medicee, Firenze, 1992, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Albert Watson, Sebastian Cardin In Issey Miyake, New York City, 1989, Archival pigment photograph
Albert Watson, Sebastian Cardin in Issey Miyake, New York City, 1989, Archival pigment photograph
Horst P. Horst, Birthday Gloves, 1947, Printed c. 1980s, Silver gelatin photograph
Horst P. Horst, Birthday Gloves, 1947, Printed c. 1980s, Silver gelatin photograph
Andre Kertesz, New York, 1979, Cibachrome photograph
Andre Kertesz, New York, 1979, Cibachrome photograph
Clive Arrowsmith, Paul McCartney, Plexiglass Guitar, Studio London, 1982, Archival pigment photograph
Clive Arrowsmith, Paul McCartney, Plexiglass Guitar, Studio London, 1982, Archival pigment photograph
Frank Horvat, Givenchy Hat B, for Jardin des Modes, Paris, 1958, Silver gelatin photograph
Frank Horvat, Givenchy Hat B, for Jardin des Modes, Paris, 1958, Silver gelatin photograph
Herb Ritts, Tony - Black Torso, Los Angeles, 1986, Silver gelatin photograph
Herb Ritts, Tony – Black Torso, Los Angeles, 1986, Silver gelatin photograph
Arthur Elgort, Christy Turlington, New Orleans, British Vogue, 1999, Silver gelatin photograph
Arthur Elgort, Christy Turlington, New Orleans, British Vogue, 1999, Silver gelatin photograph
Kimiko Yoshida, The Miao Bride, Guizhou, China, Self Portrait, 2009, C-type color photograph mounted on acrylic and aluminum
Kimiko Yoshida, The Miao Bride, Guizhou, China, Self Portrait, 2009, C-type color photograph mounted on acrylic and aluminum
Yuri Dojc, Triplicate, 1987-1988, Archival pigment photograph
Yuri Dojc, Triplicate, 1987-1988, Archival pigment photograph
Horst P. Horst, Study in Ivory, 1982, Silver gelatin photograph
Horst P. Horst, Study in Ivory, 1982, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Doisneau, A boy behind a bench and boxes, 1957, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Doisneau, A boy behind a bench and boxes, 1957, Silver gelatin photograph
Harry Benson, Jackie Kennedy with Ski Mask, Laurentian Mts., Canada, 1968, Archival pigment photograph
Harry Benson, Jackie Kennedy with Ski Mask, Laurentian Mts., Canada, 1968, Archival pigment photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Caballo de Madera (Wooden Horse), 1928, Silver gelatin photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Caballo de Madera (Wooden Horse), 1928, Silver gelatin photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy, Colorado, 1955, Silver gelatin photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Cracked Glass with Boy, Colorado, 1955, Silver gelatin photograph
Albert Watson, Leslie Weiner, Paris, 1989, Archival pigment photograph
Albert Watson, Leslie Weiner, Paris, 1989, 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.