Simple Pleasures: The simple joys of a walk in the park

“And as I walk round the park I always think, ‘Maybe round the corner I am going to find something beautiful.’ I always think positively. It is very rare that you find me in a mood that is sad or melancholic.”  — Sophia Loren

Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Woman With Fox Fur, Avenue Des Acacias
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Woman With Fox Fur, Avenue Des Acacias, 1911
Robert Doisneau, L'aéroplane de Papa, 1934, Silver gelatin photograph
Robert Doisneau, L’aéroplane de Papa, 1934
Helmut Newton, Patti Hansen and Gunilla Lindblad from A Few of our Favorite Things…, 1976
Elliott Erwitt, Hungary, 1964
Elliott Erwitt, Hungary, 1964
Jim Lee, Bathers, 1976
Diane Arbus, Jorge Luis Borges in Central Park, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus, Jorge Luis Borges in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1969
Arthur Elgort, Hide and seek
Arthur Elgort, Hide and Seek, Paris, 1972
Fritz Henle, Woman Gossiping, Louvre Garden
Fritz Henle, Woman Gossiping, Louvre Garden, 1973
Stephen Wilkes, Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, Day to Night, 2012
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Emil Jannings and family on vacation, Wolfgangsee, Austria
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Emil Jannings and family on vacation, Wolfgangsee, Austria, 1932
Harry Benson, Glasgow Boys in Fountain, 1956
Todd Webb, Early Morning on the Plaza, Patzcuaro, Mexico
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Picnic on the Banks of the Marne
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Picnic on the Banks of the Marne, 1938
William Witt, School Recess Tuileries, Paris, 1963
Eugène Atget, Boulangerie
Eugène Atget, Boulangerie, c.1900
Ronny Jacques, Untitled (Paris, France)
Ronny Jacques, Untitled (Paris, France)

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.