Author Archives: Frank

About Frank

I am a street photographer and a native New Yorker. I live downtown near Soho, the Village and Tribeca.

The Elements Endure

The ancient Greek concept of four basic elements, these being earth (γῆ ge), water (ὕδωρ hudor), air (ἀήρ aer), and fire (πῦρ pur), dates from pre-Socratic times and persisted throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, deeply influencing European thought and culture.