Photokina is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries. It is the world's largest such trade fair.[citation needed] 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 final Photokina under the then-current biennial cycle took place in 2018. Initially, the promoters planned to start a new annual cycle in 2019, with future shows to be held in May, but they later decided not to begin the new annual cycle until 2020.[1][2] The worldwide outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 and its effect on the imaging industry made Koelnmesse decide to cancel both Photokina 2020 and Photokina 2021.[3] Many photographic and imaging companies introduce and showcase state of the art imaging products at Photokina.
- ^ "The next photokina will take place in May 2020" (Press release). Koelnmesse. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Baskin, Dale (May 23, 2017). "Photokina 'repositions' itself, will become an annual event". Digital Photography Review. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
covid19was invoked but never defined (see the help page).