Photokina

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South Entrance of the Cologne Trade Fair during Photokina 2008.

Photokina (rendered in the promoters' branding as "photokina") is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries. It is the world's largest such trade fair. The first Photokina was held in Cologne, Germany, in 1950, and since 1966 it has been held biennially in September at the koelnmesse Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Deutz. The fair is planned to become an annual event starting in 2018, and to be held in May starting in 2019.[1] Many photographic and imaging companies introduce and showcase state of the art imaging products at Photokina.

Similar trade shows

The show has two main competitors, both of which are annual shows held in different parts of the world. The CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan, originally the Japan Camera Show, has been held since the early 1960s. In the U.S., the main photography show is PMA@CES, which since 2012 has coincided with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

History

The first Photokina was held in 1950 at the initiative of Bruno Uhl. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a greeting telegram marking the opening of Photokina in 1956.

  • The 2008 show featured 1,579 exhibitors from 46 countries and had over 169,000 visitors from 161 countries.[2]
  • The 2010 Photokina took place from 21 to 26 September. It featured 1,251 suppliers from 45 countries and had over 180,000 visitors from 160 countries.[3]
  • The number of visitors still increased to 185,000 from 166 countries for Photokina 2012, which took place from 18 to 23 September 2012 and hosted 1,158 suppliers from 41 countries.[4] The 2014 attendance remained roughly constant, at an estimated 185,000.[5] The 2016 Photokina had about 191,000 visitors.[6]
  • The next Photokina is planned to be in Cologne, Germany from 26 to 29 September 2018. The dates were originally announced as 25–30 September, but the format was shortened as a part of the change to an annual event.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Baskin, Dale (May 23, 2017). "Photokina 'repositions' itself, will become an annual event". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ photokina report 2008 Archived February 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "photokina report 2010". News-photokina.koelnmesse.info. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  4. ↑ "photokina report 2012". photokina.de. 2011-08-15. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  5. ↑ "photokina 2014: Final Report" (PDF) (Press release). koelnmesse. 2014-09-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  6. ↑ http://www.photoscala.de/2016/09/26/rueckblick-das-war-die-photokina-2016/

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