Hi, I’m Julia Thorne. I photograph ancient Egyptian artefacts, and museum life and culture, and I bloody love it.

The ancient Egyptian civilisation developed an undeniably recognisable and beautiful visual brand. That of hieroglyphs, of pharaohs, of winged goddess and animal-headed deities. As a visually inspired person, when I photograph the amazing objects and the writings left by the people of this most ancient of civilisations, it breathes the very life into me.

Since 2016, I’ve been collaborating with museums around the northwest region of England to bring their Egyptian collections to life with my photography. I’ve also been documenting life behind the scenes of the museum galleries, and the amazing people working in them.