Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda


Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda, is a British photographer known professionally as Derry Moore. He inherited the title of Earl of Drogheda from his father, The 11th Earl of Drogheda. His mother was the late Joan Eleanor Carr. He had the right to use the courtesy title Viscount Moore from November 1957 until December 1989.

Education and career

Lord Drogheda was born into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family and was educated at Eton then studied painting at Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing in Salzburg, Austria. After working briefly as a travel agent in New York City, he took photography lessons from British photographer Bill Brandt.
The then Viscount Moore began his professional career in 1973, with a commission from the American magazine Architectural Digest. He photographed The Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry in 1992. His portrait, taken at Kensington Palace, was used by the Princess on her Christmas cards for that year. Lord Drogheda has also photographed Queen Elizabeth II, the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Indira Gandhi, Ronald Reagan, David Bowie, Iman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as many other personalities.
Lord Drogheda is now a leading photographer of architectural interiors and an illustrator of books, and has had portraits published in Country Life and Vogue. He has thirty-seven portraits in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.

Books

Lord Drogheda has been married to: