Simple Pleasures: Photographs that Revel in Life’s Tranquil Moments

“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity”— Thich Nhat Hanh

Kimiko Yoshida, The Red Yoruba Bride, Nigeria (Self-Portrait)
Kimiko Yoshida, The Red Yoruba Bride, Nigeria (Self-Portrait), 2005, C-Type Color Photograph

Brett Weston, Dunes, White Sands, New Mexico
Brett Weston, Dunes, White Sands, New Mexico, 1946, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Bernard Faucon, 12ème Chambre D'Amour
Bernard Faucon, 12ème Chambre D’Amour, 1985, Fresson Photograph

Massimo Listri, Venaria Reale II, Torino, 2007, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Massimo Listri, Venaria Reale II, Torino, 2007, Archival Lambda Color Photograph

Alison Wright, Monks Resting at Bayon Temple Angkor, Cambodia
Alison Wright, Monks Resting at Bayon Temple Angkor, Cambodia, 2006, C-Type Color Photograph

John Dugdale, Self Portrait in Rondout Creek, 1994, Cyanotype Photograph
John Dugdale, Self Portrait in Rondout Creek, 1994, Cyanotype Photograph

Garry Fabian Miller, Darkroom, The Yellow We Made
Garry Fabian Miller, Darkroom, The Yellow We Made, 2020, Light, Water, Lambda C-Type Print from Unique Dye Destruction Print

Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 11
Francesca Piqueras, Movimento 11, 2018, Lightjet Photograph

Andre Lichtenberg, Madeira Drive (Impossible Utopia)
Andre Lichtenberg, Madeira Drive (Impossible Utopia), 2017, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum

Isabella Berr, Turner's Frau (Turner's Woman)
Isabella Berr, Turner’s Frau (Turner’s Woman), 2008, Archival Pigment Photograph

Michael Kahn, Three Dories
Michael Kahn, Three Dories, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph

Stephen Wilkes, Grizzly Bears, Bella Coola, British Columbia, Day to Night
Stephen Wilkes, Grizzly Bears, Bella Coola, British Columbia, Day to Night, 2018, Fuji Crystal Archival Photograph

Joyce Tenneson, Polina
Joyce Tenneson, Polina, 1997

Christopher Bucklow, Guest
Christopher Bucklow, Guest [PS], 25,000 Solar Images, 3:13 PM, 19 November, 1993, Cibachrome 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.