Simple Pleasures: Group F64

“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual. ” — Edward Weston

Edward Weston, Pepper No. 30
Edward Weston, Pepper No. 30, 1930, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ansel Adams, Oak Tree Winter Yosemite Valley
Ansel Adams, Oak Tree, Winter, Yosemite Valley, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Imogen Cunningham, Two Callas
Imogen Cunningham, Two Callas, 1924, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ruth Bernhard, Spanish Dancer
Ruth Bernhard, Spanish Dancer, 1971, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Brett Weston, Dune, Oceano
Brett Weston, Dune, Oceano, 1934, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ruth Bernhard, Two Leaves
Ruth Bernhard, Two Leaves, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edward Weston, Dunes, Oceano
Edward Weston, Dunes, Oceano, 1936, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ansel Adams, Moth and Stump, Interglacial Forest, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Ansel Adams, Moth and Stump, Interglacial Forest, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967, Platinum/Palladium Photograph
Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967, Platinum/Palladium Photograph

Brett Weston, Holland Canal, 1971, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brett Weston, Holland Canal, 1971, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Ansel Adams, Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California
Ansel Adams, Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, 1960, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Edward Weston, Nautilus Shell
Edward Weston, Nautilus Shell, 1927, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Brett Weston, Dune, Detail, 1977
Brett Weston, Dune, Detail, 1977, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Larry Colwell, Untitled (Nude on Floor)
Larry Colwell, Untitled (Nude on Floor), c. 1950s, Vintage 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.