Simple Pleasures: The Language of Patterns

Simple Pleasures: The Language of Patterns

“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.” – Junichiro Tanizaki

William Klein, Simone and Nina, Piazza di Spagna
William Klein, Simone and Nina, Piazza di Spagna, 1960, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Garry Fabian Miller, The Golden Steps, 2013-2014 Light, Water, Lambda C-type Print from Unique Dye Destruction Print
Garry Fabian Miller, The Golden Steps, 2013-2014 Light, Water, Lambda C-type Print from Unique Dye Destruction Print
Massimo Listri, Palazzo Topkapi (Chiosco di Erevan) Istanbul, Turkey, 2018, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Massimo Listri, Palazzo Topkapi (Chiosco di Erevan) Istanbul, Turkey, 2018, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Brett Weston, Dune, 1968, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brett Weston, Dune, 1968, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jim Lee, Ossie Clark / Vietnam
Jim Lee, Ossie Clark / Vietnam, 1969, C-Type Color Photograph
Brian Oglesbee, Water Series 41, 1999, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brian Oglesbee, Water Series 41, 1999, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Ben Schonzeit, Zebra Stripe, 2004, Cibachrome Photograph
Ben Schonzeit, Zebra Stripe, 2004, Cibachrome Photograph
Albert Watson, Lisa Kauffmann, Blumarine, LA, 1987
Albert Watson, Lisa Kauffmann, Blumarine, LA, 1987, Archival pigment photograph
Sandy Skoglund, The Conversation
Sandy Skoglund, The Conversation, 1992, Archival Pigment Photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Hija de Los Danzantes (The Daughter of the Dancers), 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Hija de Los Danzantes (The Daughter of the Dancers), 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Xan Padron, Time Lapse, Chelsea Piers, NYC, 2018
Xan Padron, Time Lapse, Chelsea Piers, NYC, 2018, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Douglas Kirkland, Audrey Hepburn Leopard Hat
Douglas Kirkland, Audrey Hepburn Leopard Hat, 1965, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Drag-racing Day at the Auteuil Races, Paris, 1911, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Drag-racing Day at the Auteuil Races, Paris, 1911, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, Andy Times Four with Pia Zadora in background, The Factory, NYC
Harry Benson, Andy Times Four with Pia Zadora in background, The Factory, NYC, 1983, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Surma (Girl with Exotic Markings) # 44, 1985-1996, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Surma (Girl with Exotic Markings) # 44, 1985-1996, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Roberto Edwards, Rogelio Polesello (Argentina) #5, Cuerpos Pintados, Painted Bodies, 1997, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Roberto Edwards, Rogelio Polesello (Argentina) #5, Cuerpos Pintados, Painted Bodies, 1997, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
David Yarrow, Tiny Dancer, 2019, Archival Pigment Photograph
David Yarrow, Tiny Dancer, 2019, Archival Pigment Photograph
Zoltan Gerliczki, Getting Inside the Creative Mind #7
Zoltan Gerliczki, Getting Inside the Creative Mind #7, 2021, 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.