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 photographer.

Nikolai von Bismarck
Full name	Nikolai Leopold Archibald Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Born	(1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 (age 38)
Noble family	Bismarck
Father	Count Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Mother	Debonnaire Jane Patterson
Occupation	Photographer

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]}