Simple Pleasures: The Look of Love, Photographs that Bring us Together

Simple Pleasures: The Look of Love, Photographs that Bring Us Together

“We are most alive when we’re in love.” — John Updike

 

Harry Benson, Berlin Kiss, 1996, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Harry Benson, Berlin Kiss, 1996, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Christopher Bucklow, Tetrarch, 9.36 AM, 29 November, 2012, Cibachrome photograph
Christopher Bucklow, Tetrarch, 9.36 AM, 29 November, 2012, Cibachrome photograph
Frank Horvat, "Paris Couple" (Quai du Louvre), 1955, Silver gelatin photograph
Frank Horvat, “Paris Couple” (Quai du Louvre), 1955, Silver gelatin photograph
Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street (Teenage Couples on Stairwell and Street), 1966-68, Silver gelatin photograph
Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street (Teenage Couples on Stairwell and Street), 1966-68, Silver gelatin photograph
Diane Arbus, Young Couple In Washington
Diane Arbus, Young Couple in Washington Square Park, NYC, 1965, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edouard Boubat, Les Amoureux De Paris V
Edouard Boubat, Les Amoureux De Paris V, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
William Witt, Love on the Rocks, 1984, Cibachrome photograph
William Witt, Love on the Rocks, 1984, Cibachrome photograph
Aurelio Amendola, Amore e Psiche, Antonio Canova, Museo Hermitage, Sanpietroburgo, Russia, 2025, Silver gelatin photograph
Aurelio Amendola, Amore e Psiche, Antonio Canova, Museo Hermitage, Sanpietroburgo, Russia, 2025, Silver gelatin photograph
Brassai, Couple d'Amoureux, Quartier Italie, c. 1932, printed c. 1981, Silver gelatin photograph
Brassai, Couple d’Amoureux, Quartier Italie, c. 1932, printed c. 1981, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Farber Kiss on the Train, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph on Fiber based Paper
Robert Farber Kiss on the Train, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph on Fiber based Paper
Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, Spain (dancing couple), 1952, Silver gelatin photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, Spain (dancing couple), 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.