Simple Pleasures: The Joy of Movement

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” — Martha Graham

Albert Watson, Blakeley, Martha Graham Dance Company, New York City, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph
Albert Watson, Blakeley, Martha Graham Dance Company, New York City, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph
Dana Gluckstein, Dancers, Bhutan, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph
Dana Gluckstein, Dancers, Bhutan, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph
Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham, Letter to the World, Swirl, 1940, Silver gelatin photograph
Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham, Letter to the World, Swirl, 1940, Silver gelatin photograph
Neil Folberg, Dancers Fixing their Skirts, 2003, Ultrachrome ink
Neil Folberg, Dancers Fixing their Skirts, 2003, Archival Pigment Photograph
Jacko Vassilev, Village of Probuda with Accordion, Bulgaria, 1986, Silver gelatin photograph
Jacko Vassilev, Village of Probuda with Accordion, Bulgaria, 1986, Silver gelatin photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Couple Au Bal Blomet, Paris, 1931-32, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Couple Au Bal Blomet, Paris, 1931-32, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Doisneau, Mademoiselle Wanda at Fete Foraine, 1953, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Doisneau, Mademoiselle Wanda at Fete Foraine, 1953, Silver gelatin photograph
Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio
Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio, 1977, Archival Pigment Photograph
Mario Testino, Karlie Kloss, Bahia, American Vogue, 2012, Digitally produced C-type print
Mario Testino, Karlie Kloss, Bahia, American Vogue, 2012, Digitally produced C-type print
Norman Seeff, Tina Turner, Los Angeles, “Bel Air Sequence – Original”
Norman Seeff, Tina Turner, Los Angeles, “Bel Air Sequence – Original”, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, Miriam Miller, New York City Ballet, 2016, Archival Pigment Photographs on Hahnemule Archival Paper
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, Miriam Miller, New York City Ballet, 2016, Archival Pigment Photographs on Hahnemule Archival Paper
Harry Benson, James Brown, Augusta, GA, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, James Brown, Augusta, GA, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph
Eve Arnold, Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe on the set of 'The Misfits', 1960, Silver gelatin photograph
Eve Arnold, Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, 1960, Silver gelatin photograph
Arthur Elgort, Getting Ready, Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2001, Silver Gelatin photograph
Arthur Elgort, Getting Ready, Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2001, Silver Gelatin photograph
Lynn Goldsmith, Dancing Marionettes, 2003-2005, Archival pigment photograph
Lynn Goldsmith, Dancing Marionettes, 2003-2005, Archival pigment photograph
Ken Browar & Deborah Ory, Night Journey, Dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company, 2018
Ken Browar & Deborah Ory, Night Journey, Dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company, 2018, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum
Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, Spain (dancing couple), 1952, Silver gelatin photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Valencia, Spain (dancing couple), 1952, Silver gelatin photograph
Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street Social Club, 1966, Silver gelatin photograph
Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street Social Club, 1966, Silver gelatin photograph
Lawrence Schiller, The Jackson Five, Michael Jackson
Lawrence Schiller, The Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, 1970, 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.