Events May/June 2026
🇩🇪 Germany - Club Daguerre Regional meeting
12.05.2026 - Regional meeting Munich Gasthaus Gotthardgarten, Gotthardstr. 1, 80686 Munich, 4-7 pm Monthly meeting, every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Organisation: Walter Lederhofer, Tel.: 089-3591789, [email protected]
21.05.2026 - Regional meeting Cologne Restaurant Galija, Im Weidenbruch 2, 51061 Cologne-Höhenhaus, from 6 p.m. Organisation: Bernd Krauter, Tel.: 0221-895000
09.05.2026 - Regional meeting Bad Wörishofen Süddeutsches Fotomuseum, Beethovenweg 1, Bad Wörishofen, 12 noon Inter-club regulars' table, followed by lunch together. Please announce your participation in advance to Stefan Hebel, Tel.: 08247-34136. 👉 https://www.sueddeutsches-fotomuseum.de/
04.06.2026 - Regional meeting Lüneburg Gasthaus-Brauerei Nolte, Dahlenburger Landstr. 102, 21337 Lüneburg, 7 p.m. Monthly meeting, every first Wednesday of the month. Organisation: Karl-Eckhard Gieseking, Tel./Fax: 04131-42545
09.06.2026 - Regional meeting Munich Gasthaus Gotthardgarten, Gotthardstr. 1, 80686 Munich, 4-7 p.m. Organisation: Walter Lederhofer, Tel.: 089-3591789
20.06.2026 - Regional meeting Palatinate and Baden (exceptional date!) 3F-Museum, Weinstraße 33, 67146 Deidesheim, from 5 pm; from 7 pm dinner together nearby The date was originally planned for 16 April and was postponed due to scheduling conflicts. It is deliberately scheduled on the Saturday before the 3F Museum's open day (Sunday 21 June) to save members who have to travel further afield a double journey. It is also possible to visit areas of the museum that are not normally open to the public. Please register briefly with the organiser. Organisation: Klaus Herrmann, Tel.: 0175-2969641, [email protected] 👉 https://3f-museum.de/
25.06.2026 - Regional meeting Freiburg Gaststätte Wonnhalde, Wonnhaldestr. 2, 79100 Freiburg, 12 noon Monthly meeting, on the 4th Thursday of each month. Occasionally also at a collector's home. Phone: 0761-702292
🇩🇪 Germany - Photo fairs & collector dates
02.05.2026 - Camera Exchange Hamburg Max-Kramp-Haus, Duvenstedter Markt 8, 22397 Hamburg, 10 am - 3 pm Buying, selling and evaluating classic cameras and optical devices. 👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
09.05.2026 - Revier Kamerabörse Dortmund GV Friedlicher Nachbar, Wambeler Hellweg 1A, 44143 Dortmund, 10 am - 3 pm Exchange for Photographica, cameras and accessories. 👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
16.05.2026 - Kamerabörse Frankfurt am Main DGB-Haus, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 69-77, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, 10 am - 3 pm Meeting place for collectors of classic cameras, lenses and photographic technology. 👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
31.05.2026 - 9th Plech Photo and Film Fair Multi-purpose hall, Schulstr. 8, 91287 Plech, 10 am - 3 pm The German Camera Museum Fair combines a collectors' market with a visit to the museum. 👉 https://kameramuseum.de/9-plecher-foto-und-filmboerse-am-sonntag-31-mai-2026/
20.06.2026 - Camera fair Essen Garden club clubhouse, Schultenweg 41, Tossens Büschken 99, 45279 Essen, 9 am - 3 pm 👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
🇩🇪 Germany - Auctions
16.05.2026 - Auction Team Breker Cologne The May auction at Breker also explicitly includes the "Photographica & Film" section. 👉 https://auction-team.de/auctions/
13.05.-14.06.2026 - Leitz Online-Only Auction Leitz Photographica Auction (online) Particularly interesting for collectors of classic Leica technology and high-quality Photographica. 👉 https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/
13.06.2026 - Leitz Photographica Camera Auction (presence) Leitz-Park, Wetzlar, 11 am CEST The spring presence auction traditionally takes place in the Leitz-Park in Wetzlar. Among the announced highlights: an early Leica MP prototype from the 1956 pilot series (one of twelve), an extremely rare Nikon S3-M Schwarzlack and a Cyclographe panorama apparatus by Damoizeau from around 1890. Also on offer: a complete early daguerreotype set by Richebourg, Paris, around 1842. Bids can be placed in advance in writing, online and by telephone. 👉 https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/
🇩🇪 Germany - Exhibitions & Festivals
from 08.05.2026 - Triennial of Photography Hamburg: Opening week Deichtorhallen and other venues, Hamburg Opening Days from 4 to 14 June 2026; the festival itself runs until 22 September. The 9th edition of the Triennial brings together eleven exhibitions in eight renowned Hamburg institutions under the motto "Alliance, Infinity, Love - in the Face of the Other". Contemporary and historical photographic positions will be shown in the Deichtorhallen, the Bucerius Kunst Forum, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and other institutions. Curated by Prof Dr Mark Sealy OBE, the Triennial is one of the most important photography festivals in Germany. 👉 https://2026.phototriennale.de/
17.04.-04.10.2026 - "New Woman, New Vision. Die Bauhaus-Fotografinnen" Museum für Fotografie, Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Berlin Large exhibition on the female photographers of the Bauhaus with around 300 photographs. 👉 https://www.museumsportal-berlin.de/de/museen/museum-fuer-fotografie/
until 25.05.2026 - "Community. Photography and Community" Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf The exhibition explores the theme of community in photography from the 19th century to the present day. 👉 https://www.kunstpalast.de/de/event/community-fotografie-und-gemeinschaft/
🇨🇭 Switzerland
03.05.2026 - Photo Bourse Vevey Avenue Nestlé 1, 1800 Vevey, 8.30-16.30 Organiser: Pro Photo Vevey, Tel.: 0041-794348083 The traditional photo bourse in Vevey will take place again in 2026 on the first Sunday in May. 👉 https://prophotovevey.ch/photo-bourse
09.05.-06.06.2026 - Lenzburg Photo Festival 2026 L enzburg, Aarau and Baden (Switzerland) The biennial photo festival presents international positions in public spaces: historic buildings, shop windows, cafés and squares in the old town centres become exhibition venues. The theme for 2026 is the representation and ambivalence of happiness. Supplemented by lectures, workshops and portfolio reviews. 👉 https://fotofestival-lenzburg.ch/
🇦🇹 Austria
14.06.2026 - Vienna Photo Exchange Längenfeldgasse 15 (vocational school), 1120 Vienna, 10 am - 2 pm Organiser: Jo Geier, Tel.: 0043- 18904003 👉 https://www.wiener-fotoboerse.at/
28-31.05.2026 - 25 years of WestLicht: Anniversary programme WestLicht, Westbahnstraße 40, 1070 Vienna Four-day anniversary programme to mark the 25th anniversary of the Vienna Museum of Photography. On 28 May OstLicht camera and special photo auction (highlights from 25 years of WestLicht history), 29 May gala reception, 30 May exhibition opening "Platon. People Power", 31 May open day. 👉 https://www.westlicht.com/westlicht/en/program/events
31 May - 9 August 2026 - "Platon. People Power" WestLicht, Westbahnstraße 40, 1070 Vienna Portrait photography by British photographer Platon, known for his condensed images of political decision-makers, activists and cultural figures from Time, The New Yorker and Rolling Stone. The occasion is the 200th anniversary of photography. 👉 https://www.westlicht.com/
🇫🇷 France
30/05/2026 - Marché photo, Musée de la Photographie Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure Av. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 69720 Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure, 8am-12pm Monthly open-air market organised by the Musée de la Photographie; takes place regularly on the last Saturday of the month. 👉 https://www.lamaisonphoto.fr/
06/07/06/2026 - 62nd Foire Internationale de la Photo, Bièvres Place de la Mairie, 91570 Bièvres (Essonne, near Paris) Saturday 1-7pm, Sunday 8am-6pm; admission free One of the oldest and largest photography gatherings in Europe: around 250 exhibitors, three markets (second-hand and antiques market, new goods market, artists' market), exhibitions, lectures and photo competition. A must for collectors of photographic antiques. 👉 https://www.foirephoto-bievre.com/
27.06.2026 - Marché photo, Musée de la Photographie Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure Av. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 69720 Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure, 8-12 am 👉 https://www.lamaisonphoto.fr/
🇧🇪 Belgium
10.05.2026 - Photo Exchange Antwerp Antwerp Expo, Jan van Rijswijcklaan 191, 2020 Antwerp, 9-17 h Organiser: DIPRO bvba, Tel.: 0032-32395638 👉 https://www.dipro.be/
🇬🇧 Great Britain
17.05.2026 - Camera Fair London The Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, WC1H 0DG London, 10 am - 4 pm Organiser: Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain (PCCGB) 👉 https://www.pccgb.net
All information without guarantee. Please confirm with the respective organiser before arrival.