“We both teach the creative process.”
Parker Pfister and his partner Elizabeth Alina live their lives on their own terms. They practice what they preach and aspire to show others how to live their “why”.
“I think as an artist you move past the point of making other people happy.”
2:04 - The Cellist
5:13 - A Sprinkling
8:26 - No Less Than 95%
11:09 - Making vs Taking
18:18 - The Mexican Fisherman
23:27 - Doubt and Choice
30:52 - Goals vs Vision
36:48 - The Big Ones
41:36 - Workshops
47:32 - Where to Find Information
“The camera gets in the way of the photographer and the photographer gets in the way of the artist.”
Parker Pfister is an artist, a teacher and a mentor. He creates stories using photography and film as his translators. He is an avant-garde director of photography and photographer based out of Asheville, NC, and traveling often. His capacity to not only navigate and embrace any given situation, but to own it and make it speak is what distinguishes him from others. Parker has been a creative process educator for 19 years and photographing for over 35 years. His work has shown in Paris, Mexico City, Rome, Bangkok, and, most recently, Bologna, Italy.
Elizabeth Dankoski Alina is a writer, TEDx speaker, and the founder of The Dream School Project, a mentoring program for high school students. She originally began in the college consulting realm, where she helped students express their unique stories on their applications. As she moved deeper into her work, however, she became intrigued with helping her students understand what truly lights them up and what problems they want to solve. This interest plunged her deep into studying and teaching the creative process. As a result, she has helped her students develop a newfound sense of joy and purpose in their gifts. Elizabeth is deep into writing a literary memoir and has now partnered with Parker to share her passion for teaching the creative process and helping others bring their unique artistry to the world.