The human camera: The human camera: Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

By Iriana Kouka

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Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire (born(born April 24 April 24,,19741974) ) is an architectural is an architectural artist artist who has been who has been diagnosed with diagnosed with autismautism. .

Stephen draws and paints detailed cityscapes. Stephen draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has aHe has an extraordinaryn extraordinary talent for drawing , talent for drawing , accurate representations of cities, sometimes accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them after having only observed them for just a few for just a few minutesminutes. .

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire Wiltshire was Wiltshire was mutemute and at the age of and at the age of three was diagnosed as three was diagnosed as autisticautistic At the age of five, Stephen was sent At the age of five, Stephen was sent to Queensmill School in London where to Queensmill School in London where he expressed interest in drawing he expressed interest in drawing His teachers encouraged his drawing and with their His teachers encouraged his drawing and with their

helphelp Wiltshire learned to speak at the age of nine Wiltshire learned to speak at the age of nine When he was ten, Wiltshire drew When he was ten, Wiltshire drew somesome of London of London

landmarks, one for each letter, that he called a landmarks, one for each letter, that he called a "London Alphabet“"London Alphabet“..

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Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

In May 2005 Stephen In May 2005 Stephen producedproduced his his longest ever panoramic memory drawing longest ever panoramic memory drawing of Tokyo on a 10-metre long canvas of Tokyo on a 10-metre long canvas within seven days following a short within seven days following a short helicopter ride over the city. Since then helicopter ride over the city. Since then he has drawn Rome, Hong Kong, he has drawn Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, JerusalemFrankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and and London on giant canvasses London on giant canvasses

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Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire New YorkNew York

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire RomeRome

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Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire SydneySydney

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In 2006, Stephen Wiltshire In 2006, Stephen Wiltshire was awarded a was awarded a Member Member of the Order of the Britishof the Order of the British Empire Empire for services to artfor services to art In July 2009 he was anIn July 2009 he was an ambassador of the ambassador of the Children's Art Day in Children's Art Day in the United Kingdom.the United Kingdom. His work is now popularHis work is now popular all over the worldall over the world

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire

Stephen WiltshireStephen Wiltshire