Photokina has announced it will be indefinitely suspending its Cologne-based event due to "decreases in the imaging market" that have "force[d] a hard cut."
In a press release promoted, Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse (the organizing company behind Photokina) says:
"Unfortunately, at present, the framework conditions in the industry do not provide a viable basis for the leading international trade fair for photography, video and imaging […] This hard cut after a 70-year shared history was very difficult for us. The trend in this industry, with which we have always had a close and trusting partnership, is very painful for us to witness. But we are facing the situation with a clear, honest decision against continuing this event, a decision to which, unfortunately, we have no alternative."
Pierre J. 11-27-2020