North Rhine-Westphalia
Trade-fair photography · Cologne
In short
Trade-fair photography in Cologne — from €690. 6 hours on your premises or at the venue with a vetted local photographer and 300 edited photos (a set for press and social media the same evening). The price is agreed before you book and does not move.
Why choose Trade-fair photography in Cologne?
International exhibitors who need a trade fair photographer in Cologne usually discover the problem in the hotel booking first. During the big shows at the Koelnmesse in Deutz, such as gamescom in August or Anuga every other October, rooms near the grounds are expensive and scarce. A photographer based here avoids that cost entirely and is on your stand before the halls open. The work itself follows an order that matters more than any individual shot: the clean stand before visitors arrive, then the team and products, then the conversations that justify the stand in the first place. In between, a press selection is edited on the spot, because a fair announcement published a day late has lost most of its value.
The cleanest stand views are taken between eight and nine, before public opening. Accreditation through the organiser takes several days, so book at least two weeks ahead, and earlier for the largest fairs. Opening day is usually busiest for conversations and the best day for press photographs; later days are quieter and suit product details. If your stand has a scheduled launch or talk, send the time so it anchors the six hours.
What does the session in Cologne look like?
Before doors open we photograph the stand architecture, graphics and exhibits without people, then the stand team as a group. From opening we move to meetings, demonstrations and visitors, framing so that other exhibitors’ stands are not recognisable in the background, since those would need that exhibitor’s consent. Hall views and aisles are covered by the accreditation. Between blocks, a set for press and social media is edited and delivered that evening. Six hours on the grounds and 300 edited photographs in total.
What does the package include?
The Trade-fair photography package in Cologne covers: 300 edited photographs; Six hours on the exhibition grounds; Accreditation through the organiser, applied for by us; Clean stand views before the doors open; A set for press and social media the same evening. Nothing is added to the price after the session. It takes place indoors, so street permits do not apply.
FAQ — Trade-fair photography in Cologne
We are exhibiting from abroad. What do you need from us?
The hall and stand number, the name of a contact on the stand and a short list of must-have shots, such as the managing director with a key client or a product launch. We handle the accreditation with the organiser. It helps to introduce us to the stand team by email, so nobody is surprised at eight in the morning.
Can you cover two days of the fair?
Yes, booked as two separate days. The second day is usually used differently, with fewer overview shots and more on product details, specific meetings and anything that was missed on day one. Each day includes its own evening press set, so your team back home receives material from both.
Do the photographs work for our social media during the fair?
That is what the same-evening set is for. We deliver it in formats suited to social channels as well as press, so your team can post while the fair is still running. Tell us beforehand if particular people should not appear, and we will leave them out of the selection.