Count Nikolai Leopold Archibald von Bismarck-Schönhausen (german: link=no, Nikolai Leopold Archibald Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen; born 29 December 1986) is a British photographer.

Early life and family

Count Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen was raised in

Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...

. He is a member of the

House of Bismarck The House of Bismarck is a German noble family that rose to prominence in the 19th century, largely through the achievements of the statesman Otto von Bismarck. He was granted a hereditary comital title in 1865, the hereditary title of Prince of ...

, a German noble family headed by his cousin, Carl, Prince of Bismarck. He is the eldest of four children. His father is Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the son of Otto Christian Archibald, Prince of Bismarck and

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, the daughter of

Ivar Tengbom Ivar Justus Tengbom (April 7, 1878 – August 6, 1968) was a Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s. Tengbom was born in Vireda in Jönköping County, stu ...

. His mother is Debonnaire Jane Patterson, the granddaughter of

John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson Baron Monson (pronounced ''Munson''), of Burton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 18th century for John Monson, 1st Baron Monson, Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet. The Monson family descends from ...

and the niece of John Monson, 11th Baron Monson. He is a great-great grandson of German Chancellor Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg. Von Bismarck attended

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

, an all-boys boarding school in Harrow, London.

Career

Von Bismarck works as a photographer. When he was sixteen years old he trained with photographer

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. Working under Testino led to his first professional photoshoot, titled "like a virgin" and was commissioned by

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, at which time he was the youngest photographer to shoot for

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. He studied photography at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design in Paris, France. After graduating from Parsons, he worked with

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for two years. In 2013, he produced a photography exhibit focused on

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. He photographed

Princess Beatrice of York Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of Charl ...

for her official 18th birthday portrait. 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. Von Bismarck'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''. His relationship with model and businesswoman

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was much covered by the tabloids.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Von Bismarck, Nikolai Living people 21st-century British photographers Photographers from London 1986 births Nikolai Counts of Germany English socialites German socialites Parsons School of Design alumni People educated at Harrow School