IMEX is the trade show of the events industry itself: destinations, convention centres, hotels and agencies meet hosted buyers in pre-scheduled appointments. Your customers know what good event photography looks like — and expect it from you. We photograph and film your stand, your appointments and your receptions so the pictures hold up in this industry.
All prices plus VAT · delivered within 24 hours · max. 4 exhibitors per show day · See all packages & details
| Dates | Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 May 2027 — preceded by EduMonday, the education day on Monday 10 May |
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| Venue | Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main — most recently in hall 8 |
| Frequency | Annual in May, three days; organised by the IMEX Group with Messe Frankfurt as partner |
| Profile | Trade show for meetings, incentives, conferences and events: destinations and convention bureaus, congress centres, hotel groups, airlines, cruise lines, event technology and agencies — mostly on national and regional group stands |
| Audience | Hosted buyer programme with pre-arranged appointments on the stand; dense education and networking programme with receptions and evening events |
| Our travel time | About 2.5 hours from Essen — travel and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
IMEX visitors plan conferences and incentives — they judge imagery for a living. A stand photo with a tilted horizon or flash shadows is noticed here immediately. We photograph group stands so architecture, lighting and the partners on the stand are legible at the same time, and the pre-scheduled hosted buyer appointments so they are not disturbed: wide open, no flash, distance.
For destinations and convention bureaus the stand is a platform for partners — hotels, venues, agencies. We photograph each partner area individually and deliver the images sorted so every partner receives their own package.
IMEX lives on its programme: stand receptions in the evening, presentations on stand stages, networking events across the grounds. We photograph receptions in available light so the atmosphere is kept. Presentations on your stand stage we film with audio from the mixing desk and cut vertical clips for LinkedIn, the platform the MICE industry communicates on. Short statements from buyers who have already booked your destination or venue are the most credible material this show produces — we record them with radio mics right on the stand and deliver them with subtitles.
Since most exhibitors travel in from abroad, briefing and engagement run in English.
Tuesday is the day with the most appointments and the opening; Wednesday is the strongest day for receptions and networking. For clean stand overviews and partner areas we use the hour before opening. A full show day on Tuesday or Wednesday covers stand, appointments, stage and reception; if you only need the stand overview and team photos, book two hours on Tuesday morning. Images are delivered in the evening so they can go to partners and press while the show is still on.
Architecture and partner areas photographed individually, images delivered sorted per partner.
Meetings on the stand — wide open, no flash, no interruption of the appointment.
Stand receptions and networking events in available light — atmosphere instead of flash.
Architecture and lighting before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Presentations filmed with desk audio, vertical clips for LinkedIn on the show day.
Short interviews with buyers and partners with radio mics, in English, delivered with subtitles.
A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
Event recap · YOOZ
Event reel · izy
Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: 50 % deposit on booking by credit card (Stripe link sent with the quote) or bank transfer, 50 % on the show day. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Capacity: maximum 4 exhibitors per show day — please reserve early.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — within 24 hours after the event ends.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Frankfurt and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes. We photograph each partner area individually and deliver the selection in folders per partner. Every partner receives their own package for their channels.
Yes. We shoot receptions in available light without flash. Evening sessions are booked as additional hours on top of the day package.
No. We work without flash, at a distance and with a quiet camera. Appointments where no photos are wanted are left out according to your schedule.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your stand number, your partners on the stand and the times of stage programme and reception. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
