Photokina

Photokina is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries.

[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.

The first Photokina was held in 1950 at the initiative of Bruno Uhl [de].

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a greeting telegram marking the opening of Photokina in 1956.