Tag: PMA – The Dead Pixels Society

Koelnmesse cancels photokina “for the time being”

November 27, 2020 GaryPageau Agfa, Apple, Eastman Kodak, Fujifilm, HP, Koelnmesse, Microsoft, Photokina, PMA, PMA Show, Polaroid

Koelnmesse, the organizer of the leading worldwide photo/imaging exhibition, photokina, has canceled the Cologne event “for the time being” after 70 years. The 2020 edition had already been canceled but dates for May 2022 were announced. It’s an ignoble end to the largest and, arguably, the most influential photo/imaging trade event. For most of its existence, photokina was held every... Read More

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Iowa’s University Camera closing after 40 years

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 GaryPageau camera store, IPI, PMA, PRO, University Camera1 Comment

University Camera, a fixture in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, will close by April 15, 2017. Longtime industry figure Roger Christian announced retirement plans for him and his wife, Chris, after particularly slow sales in October reinforced his belief the time had come to close the longstanding business (established in 1970). Christian, who had worked in camera stores since 1968, bought the... Read More

Events Opinion

Is there a place for photo at CES?

February 1, 2017January 9, 2018 GaryPageau Business Forum Imaging, Canon, CES 2017, Fujifilm, IPI, Nikon, Panasonic, Photokina, PMA, PRO, Sony, The Imaging Alliance, The Verge2 Comments

Another Consumer Electronic Show (CES) has come and gone, heralding the beginning of the year for the tech industry and the beginning of trade-show season for the photo industry. Of course, the former Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show was the traditional kick-off for the photo year for decades, but with the 2016 merger of that august group with Photo Imaging... Read More

Events Opinion

The Photo Industry is Out of Control

October 10, 2015May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, CeWe, Google, Kodak, Micah Solomon, PMA, Shutterfly, Walgreens

There are those times when a new perspective comes out of the blue. That’s what happened during the PMA InnovationNow Photo Business and Technology Summit Sept. 27-28 in San Francisco, Calif. As part of the rejuvenated PMA agenda, the executive-level conference brought thought leaders, top-level retailers and service providers from as far away as Brazil, Europe and Australia. After years of... Read More