Simple Pleasures: This Deserves a Second Look…

“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” — Vincent van Gogh

Rodney Smith, Don Jumping Over Hay Roll, No. 1, Monkton, MD, 1999, Archival Pigment Photograph
Rodney Smith, Don Jumping Over Hay Roll, No. 1, Monkton, MD, 1999, Archival Pigment Photograph
Arthur Tress, Bride And Groom
Arthur Tress, Bride and Groom, 1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Melvin Sokolsky, Fly Dior, Paris, 1965
Melvin Sokolsky, Fly Dior, Paris, 1965, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (magic carpet holding hands)
Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs Underwater (magic carpet), c. 1940-1970, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Hiro, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1966
Hiro, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1966, Dye transfer Photograph
Bruce Weber, Tara and her pal Chris, San Onofre, CA, 1998, Archival Pigment Photograph
Harry Benson, Tracy Ullman
Harry Benson, Tracy Ullman, 1987, Archival Pigment Photograph
Bernard Faucon, L’automate, Évolution Probable du Temps, 1984, Fresson Photograph
Sid Avery, Buster Keaton, What Elephant?, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Birmingham, 1991
Elliott Erwitt, Birmingham, England, 1991, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacko Vassilev, Gypsies from Village Yagoda with Dancing Bears, Bulgaria, 1993, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacko Vassilev, Gypsies from Village Yagoda with Dancing Bears, Bulgaria, 1993, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jamie Baldridge, The Hindenburg Signal Ballet
Jamie Baldridge, The Hindenburg Signal Ballet, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Doisneau, Les Animaux Supérieurs
Robert Doisneau, Les Animaux Supérieurs, 1953, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Slim Aarons, Skating Waiter, 1978
Slim Aarons, Skating Waiter, 1978, C-Type Color Photograph
Norman Parkinson, Wenda and Ostriches, South Africa, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Norman Parkinson, Wenda and Ostriches, South Africa, 1951, 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.