How the sun sees you

Thomas Leveritt wants to show the world how awful UV rays can harm our skin. The photographer and videographer made a video project called “How the Sun Sees You” wherein he asked passersby to pose in front of a UV camera and see how the effects of UV rays underneath their skin.

“UV provides really interesting shots of people, almost from an alternate reality, or from 10 years in the future. There’s something authentic about seeing yourself in UV,” he told Yahoo Health. “It almost feels like you’re seeing your soul.”

People were mostly shocked at what they saw (freckles and other skin damage that lurk underneath their skin).

“My favorite reactions are when people feel they’re seeing something about themselves they didn’t know,” Leveritt said. “The usual self-consciousness of seeing oneself is sort of gone. It’s like you’re meeting your future self. And they’re not so bad!”

Make sure you put on plenty of sun screen before going out!