Unlocking your aura: The beautiful photographs that capture the colors of a person's soul and reflect how they feel

Carlo Van de Roer doesn't just capture a person when he takes their photograph, he captures the color of their soul.

In his psychedelic collection of images, the New Zealand-born snapper used an AuraCam 6000 camera to tune into the colors - or aura - that surround his different subjects - and the result is nothing short of spectacular.



The innovative camera gathers biofeedback through hand sensors that measure the electromagnetic fields emitted from the person he's shooting.



Miranda July, 2009

Terence Koh, 2008

James Frey, 2010

Waris Ahluwalia, 2011

James Frey, 2010

Van de Roer told Slate that the camera can be controlled only one way, forcing him to simplify the photography process.

'In the end it forced me out of my comfort zone,' he explained. 'I became more involved with the subject. The act of making the portraits became almost a kind of theatrical performance, trying to affect the subject who in theory could affect the portrait by being connected to the camera.

'Of course, the more involved I got, the more involved the subject became—and I became more aware of the power-play involved.' Aurel Schmidt, 2009

Sara Rossein, 2009