Photographer Sandro Vannini was fascinated by guardians, depicting Tut as Osiris, god of the underworld, its skin painted black as a symbol of death. He took 48 photos of a statue, then combined them for the cover image. His work sought to capture the emotion of the boy king, Vannini tells Nat Geo’s Sylvia Mphofe and Emily Martin.

“Taking a photo means nothing,” he says, “if others don’t see it.”

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