Young photography discovered and presented by two of the country's leading contemporary
photographers-that was the idea behind a new program launched in 2016 with which the
Ruhrtriennale festival promotes talented emerging photographers. This book showcases the
impressive results of two master classes taught by Daniel Josefsohn (b. 1961) and Julian Röder
(b. 1961) as well as new works by the teachers themselves.PAD BED CASH (Where you live where
you love and what you spend your money on) was the theme Josefsohn set for his class. Röder
framed the idea of the Light of Our Days as an allegorical allusion to what is visible yet goes
disregarded to progress the past and illumination.The four young photographers Louisa
Boeszoermeny Jakob Ganslmeier Gregor Schmidt and Julian Slagman were selected from numerous
applicants and given one week to realize their creative visions with professional support. The
photographic series they produced reflect the mottos of the classes as well as the
postindustrial landscape of the Ruhr Agglomeration where most of the pictures were taken. The
volume contains the complete set of ca. eighty pictures as well as an exclusive conversation
between Daniel Josefsohn and Julian Röder each of whom also contributed three new pieces.
