The number of local and international events and trade fairs cancelled due to the threat of coronavirus is increasing daily.
Parrtjima, the Aboriginal Light Festival
Parrtjima, the only Aboriginal light festival of its kind, returns to Mparntwe (Alice Springs) and presents a wealth of opportunities for photographers.
NOTE: the festival has been pushed back to 11-20 September 2020.
2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens soon
The internationally acclaimed exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year returns to the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, opening on 6 March.
CP+ cancelled
Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA; President: Masaya Maeda) has announced the cancellation of CP+2020.
GSMA cancels Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The GSMA has cancelled the 2020 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which was scheduled for 24-28 February, because of global concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
Canon to launch new cloud platform
Canon has unveiled a new cloud platform, image.canon, which will be able to connect Canon cameras with users’ PCs, smartphones and external web services.
Free webinar for Head On competition entrants
Photographers planning to enter this year’s Head On Photo Festival competitions can benefit from an hour-long free webinar at 10:00 a.m. (AEDT) on Monday 10 February.
Martine Gutierrez exhibition coming to ACP
The first solo exhibition in Australia by American photographer and performance artist, Martine Gutierrez, opens at the Australian Centre for Photography on 7 February.
Registrations open for CP+ 2020
Early bird registrations have opened for CP+ 2020, which takes place in Yokohama, just outside Tokyo in Japan, between 27 February and 1 March.
Fujifilm pulls out of Photokina 2020
Fujifilm has joined Leica, Nikon and Olympus in declaring it will not participate in Photokina 2020, which opens on 27 May.