Stirling Henry Nahum[1] (29 November 1906 – 5 September 1956[2]), or Sterling Henry Nahum (sources differ), known professionally as Baron, was a society and court photographer in the United Kingdom.
[4] A friend of Prince Philip, he was appointed a Court Photographer to the British Royal Family, and took the official photographs for many occasions such as the wedding of Philip to Princess Elizabeth in 1947, the christenings of their children Charles and Anne and other occasions.
[5] The following year, he founded Baron Studios on Park Lane in Mayfair, taking commissioned portraits by photographers including Theodore Zichy and Rex Coleman[6] mainly of leading businessmen.
One notable sitter was Marilyn Monroe, whom he photographed in 1954, in an outdoor shoot in California.
[1] Nahum appears as a character in the Netflix production The Crown in Season 1, Episode 6, played by Julius D'Silva.