Calendar of events June / July 2026
Dates for friends of classic cameras and photohistorica
🇩🇪 Germany - Club Daguerre regional meeting
04.06.2026 - Regional meeting Lüneburg
Gasthaus-Brauerei Nolte, Dahlenburger Landstr. 102, 21337 Lüneburg, 7 pm
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 pm
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 in the neighbourhood
The date was originally planned for 16 April and was postponed due to clashes of dates. 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
Wonnhalde restaurant, 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
01.07.2026 - Regional meeting Lüneburg
Gasthaus-Brauerei Nolte, Dahlenburger Landstr. 102, 21337 Lüneburg, 7 pm
Monthly meeting, every first Wednesday of the month.
Organisation: Karl-Eckhard Gieseking, Tel./Fax: 04131-42545
14.07.2026 - 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]
16.07.2026 - Regional meeting Cologne
Restaurant Galija, Im Weidenbruch 2, 51061 Cologne-Höhenhaus, from 6 pm
Organisation: Bernd Krauter, Tel.: 0221-895000
23.07.2026 - Regional meeting Freiburg
Restaurant Wonnhalde, Wonnhaldestr. 2, 79100 Freiburg, 12 noon
Monthly meeting, 4th Thursday of the month.
Tel.: 0761-702292
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🇩🇪 Germany - Photo fairs & collector dates
20.06.2026 - Camera exchange Essen
Garden club clubhouse, Schultenweg 41, Tossens Büschken 99, 45279 Essen, 9 am - 3 pm
Organiser: Heinfried Schmidt, Tel.: 0171-6409880
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
04.07.2026 - Camera exchange Karlsruhe
Hermann-Ringwald-Halle, Schlossbergstr. 12, 76228 Karlsruhe, 10 am - 3 pm
Organiser: Heinfried Schmidt, Phone: 0171-6409880
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
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🇩🇪 Germany - Auctions
13 May - 14 June 2026 - Leitz ON (online-only auction)
Online-only auction of cameras, lenses, accessories and photographs from various decades. According to the organiser, the estimated prices range from high three-digit to low five-digit amounts.
👉 https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/
05/06/2026 - Lempertz photography auction
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Neumarkt 3, 50667 Cologne
Friday, 5 June 2 pm: Photography 1290 (lots 500-712); 6 pm Evening Sale 1291 (lots 1-55).
Saturday, 6 June 11 a.m.: Lot 100-254; 2 p.m. Day Sale 1292 Contemporary Art.
Lempertz has been regularly auctioning photography since 1989 - from early 19th century prints to classic 20th century photography to the present day.
👉 https://www.lempertz.com/de/photographie-auktion.html
06.06.2026 - Galerie Bassenge: Photography of the 19th-21st century
Bassenge Gallery, Erdener Str. 5A, 14193 Berlin
As part of the spring auction (3-6 June), Bassenge will be auctioning the photography segment on Saturday. The auction will be accompanied by an interview with the Berlin photo collector Janos Frecot.
👉 https://www.bassenge.com/
13.06.2026 - Leitz Photographica Camera Auction (48th edition, presence)
Leica World, Leitz Park, Wetzlar, 11 a.m. CEST
The spring presence auction traditionally takes place in Wetzlar. Among the announced highlights: two rare Leica MPs from the 1950s (including a black-painted MP-33 from a series of only 141 examples worldwide) and a Lumière Cinématographe no. 207 from the early days of cinema. Also an extremely rare E. Leitz New York "Leica Gun RIFLE" (estimated only 12-14 produced). Bids are possible in advance in writing, online and by telephone as well as live on site.
👉 https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/
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🇩🇪 Germany - Exhibitions & Festivals
until 22.09.2026 - Triennial of Photography Hamburg
Deichtorhallen and other venues, Hamburg
Opening Days from 4 to 14 June 2026; the festival itself runs until 22 September. The 9th edition brings together eleven exhibitions in eight Hamburg institutions under the motto "Alliance, Infinity, Love - in the Face of the Other". Participants include Deichtorhallen, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburger Kunsthalle and Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Curated by Prof. Dr Mark Sealy OBE.
👉 https://2026.phototriennale.de/
until 28.06.2026 - "Peter Hujar / Liz Deschenes: Persistence of Vision"
Gropius Bau, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, 10963 Berlin
Peter Hujar (1934-1987) was a central figure in the New York downtown scene of the 1970s and 1980s, known for his intimate portrait photography. In partnership with the Bundeskunsthalle, the Gropius Bau is showing an extensive exhibition of his work, supplemented by works by Liz Deschenes.
👉 https://www.gropiusbau.de/
until 04.10.2026 - "New Woman, New Vision. The female Bauhaus photographers"
Museum of Photography, 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/
29 May - 7 June 2026 - 19th horizonte zingst environmental photography festival
Zingst, Baltic Sea
Ten-day environmental photo festival that involves the entire town - open-air exhibitions on the beach and in galleries, workshops, multi-vision shows, lectures and a large photo market. Focus 2026: "People and nature".
👉 https://horizonte-zingst.de/
26 June - 20 September 2026 - "Personal Perspectives. 50 photographs for 50 years of Leica Galleries"
Leica Gallery, Leitz Park, Wetzlar
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Leica Gallery Network (founded in Wetzlar in 1976), the Wetzlar Gallery is showing 50 selected photographs chosen by gallery owners from the international network. With works by Alex Webb, Jürgen Schadeberg, Ragnar Axelsson, Rania Matar and Fulvio Bugani, among others.
👉 https://leicawelt.com/
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🇨🇭 Switzerland
16-21 June 2026 - photo basel 2026
Volkshaus Basel, Rebgasse 12-14, 4058 Basel
Switzerland's first and only international photography art fair, now in its 11th year. International galleries show historical and contemporary positions in photography.
👉 https://photo-basel.com/
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🇦🇹 Austria
until 09.08.2026 - "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/
12 June - 11 October 2026 - Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo 2026
Baden near Vienna
One of the largest photo festivals in Europe. Around 1,500 large-format photographs by international photographers are presented in a 7 km-long open-air gallery through parks, gardens and squares in Baden. 8th edition; recognised as the world's best photography event at the LUXlife Awards 2025.
👉 https://festival-lagacilly-baden.photo/
14.06.2026 - Vienna Photo Exchange
Längenfeldgasse 15 (vocational school), 1120 Vienna, 10 am - 2 pm
Organiser: Jo Geier, phone: 0043-18904003
👉 https://www.wiener-fotoboerse.at/
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🇫🇷 France
06/07/06/2026 - 62nd Foire Internationale de la Photo, Bièvres
Place de la Mairie, 91570 Bièvres (Essonne, near Paris)
Saturday 1pm-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 a photography competition. A must-attend event for collectors of photographic antiques. Board member Klaus Herrmann and treasurer Walter Jekat will be there on behalf of Club Daguerre - a meeting with the French sister club Club Niépce-Lumière has been arranged.
👉 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, 8am-12pm
Monthly open-air market of the Musée de la Photographie; takes place regularly on the last Saturday of the month.
👉 https://www.lamaisonphoto.fr/
06 July - 04 October 2026 - Les Rencontres d'Arles 2026
Arles, Provence
"The mother of all photo festivals", founded in 1970, with several dozen exhibitions in exceptional locations in the historic centre of Arles. A special date for every photography enthusiast and for 2026 with the 200th anniversary of photography.
👉 https://www.rencontres-arles.com/
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🇮🇹 Italy
03-14.06.2026 - ANALOGUE Photo Festival (1st Biennale for analogue photography)
Brunico (Bruneck) and nine other locations in South Tyrol
First biennial dedicated exclusively to analogue photography - on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of photography. Motto: "Beyond the Instant". With exhibitions, workshops (including JOBO large format workshop 8-12 June, pinhole camera workshop with silver salt), photowalks and artist talks. Closing on 14 June with "Lumen by Night" and Closing Clubbing.
👉 https://www.analoguephotofestival.com/
🇬🇧 Great Britain
22.06.2026 - Camera Fair Pratt's Bottom
Pratt's Bottom Village Hall, Norsted Lane, Orpington BR6 7PQ, 8am - 1pm
Organiser: George Kozobolis, Tel: 0044-2088527437
👉 https://www.lightandlens.co.uk/
19.07.2026 - Camera Fair Potter's Bar
Elm Court Centre, 363 Mutton Lane, EN6 3BP Potter's Bar, 8am-1pm
Organiser: Niv Ebrahimi, Tel: 0044-7958674725
👉 https://www.nanites.co.uk/
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All information without guarantee. Please confirm with the respective organiser before arrival.