Nikolai von Bismarck

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

Nikolai von Bismarck
Full name
Nikolai Leopold Archibald Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Born (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986
Noble familyBismarck
FatherCount Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
MotherDebonnaire Jane Patterson
OccupationPhotographer

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, the youngest child of Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck and Ann-Mari Tengbom, the daughter of Ivar Tengbom.[3][4] His 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, Duke of Lauenburg.[1]

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

Career

Von Bismarck works as a photographer.[7] 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.[8] He studied photography at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design in Paris, France.[9][6]

After graduating from Parsons he worked with Annie Leibovitz for two years.[8] In 2013 he produced a photography exhibit focused on Ethiopia.[10] He photographed Princess Beatrice of York for her official 18th birthday portrait.[6] Most recently he has completed a book of portraits, ‘The Dior Sessions’ published by Rizzoli in 2019, with tailoring by Kim Jones, Artistic Director at Dior Homme.[11][12]

Nikolai’s portraits have appeared in numerous publications, including The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Vogue and the covers of W Magazine, GQ and Harper’s Bazaar. His reportage work has been featured in several publications including the Daily Mirror and The Times.[11][13][14][15][16][17]

References
  1. "Why Kate Moss loves toffs". Tatler. Condé Nast. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. Cartwright, Gemma (31 October 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About Kate Moss's Boyfriend, Count Nikolai von Bismarck: There's More Where This One Came From . . ". PopSugar. PopSugar Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Gemma, Cartwright (31 October 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About Kate Moss's Boyfriend, Count Nikolai von Bismarck: He's Part of the Aristocracy". PopSugar. PopSugar Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. Kelly, Emma (8 November 2018). "Kate Moss is all loved-up as she makes rare public appearance with Count Nikolai von Bismarck". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. Lundy, Darryl. "Nikolai Leopold Archibald von Bismarck". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. Butter, Susannah; Luckhurst, Phoebe (20 October 2015). "Who is Kate Moss's new lodger, Nikolai Von Bismarck?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. "Slávna modelka zastavila čas: Tento zajačik s ňou robí divy!". Topky. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. von Bismarck, Nikolai. "BIOGRAPHY". Nikolai von Bismarck. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. Cartwright, Gemma (31 October 2018). "He's a Photographer". POPSUGAR Celebrity.
  10. Cartwright, Gemma (31 October 2018). "He's . . . a Vampire?". POPSUGAR Celebrity.
  11. https://www.nikolaivonbismarck.co.uk/biography/
  12. Bismark, Nikolaï Von. "Book". Rizzoli New York.
  13. "HOW TO SPEND IT | Financial Times". www.ft.com.
  14. Davies, Lucy (12 October 2019). "Dior's Kim Jones marks first year with 100 portraits of famous friends taken by Nikolai von Bismarck" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  15. "Kate Moss Appears in Brand New Polaroids, Photographed By Her Boyfriend Nikolai von Bismarck".
  16. "Kate Moss x Richard Prince: Art for the Social Media Age".
  17. "Kim Jones: 'People want to relate to the person behind the brand'". British GQ.
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