Nikolai von Bismarck

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Nikolai von Bismarck
Full name
Nikolai Leopold Archibald Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Born (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 (age 37)
Noble family Bismarck
FatherCount Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Mother Debonnaire Jane Patterson
OccupationPhotographer

Count Nikolai Leopold Archibald von Bismarck-Schönhausen (German: Nikolai Leopold Archibald Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen; born 29 December 1986) is a British photographer.

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Early life and family

Count Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen was raised in Central London. He is a member of the House of Bismarck, a German noble family headed by his cousin, Carl, Prince of Bismarck. He is the eldest of four children. [1] [2] His father is Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen. Leopold's parents were Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck, and Ann-Mari Tengbom, the daughter of Ivar Tengbom. [3] [4] Nikolai's mother is Debonnaire Jane Patterson, the granddaughter of John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson, and the niece of John Monson, 11th Baron Monson. [5] He is a great-great-grandson of German Chancellor Otto, Prince of Bismarck. [1]

Von Bismarck attended the German School, London followed by Harrow School, an all-boys boarding school in Harrow, London. [6]

His relationship with model Kate Moss was much covered by the tabloids. [7] [8] [9]

Career

Von Bismarck works as a photographer. [10] When he was sixteen years old he trained with photographer Mario Testino. [6] Working under Testino led to his first professional photoshoot, titled "Like a Virgin" and was commissioned by Isabella Blow, at which time he was the youngest photographer to shoot for Condé Nast. [11] He studied photography at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design in Paris, France. [12] [6]

After graduating from Parsons, he worked with Annie Leibovitz for two years. [11] In 2013, he produced a photography exhibit focused on Ethiopia. [13] Most recently he has completed two books of portraits, 'The Dior Sessions' published by Rizzoli in 2019 and The Fendi Set published by Rizzoli in 2022. [11] [14]

Von Bismarck's portraits have appeared in numerous publications, including the Financial Times, The Telegraph, Vogue, and the covers of W magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Purple and Vogue. His reportage work has been featured in several publications including the Daily Mirror and The Times. [11] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

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