Stephen Wiltshire: The Human Camera

Stephen Wiltshire lives in London and is a star among architects. His nickname is "Man Room". Steven autism. Lives in a world of his being and extremely difficult to communicate with other people. He uttered the first words only at age five. When he was 11 years drew a perfect view of London after a look once in a helicopter ride. Even the number of windows in each building was right in industrial design. Since then, he stunned the world with spcial talent you have, drawing incredibly accurate and detailed views of the largest cities in the world as: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Madrid, Rome. In the video below, Stephen draws panorama of Rome . It's first time seeing the city from above. After a helicopter flight of 45 minutes, Stephen will have to draw a panoramic image 5 meters of the historic center of town. Has three days to.  Three days that Stephen will be drawing from memory thousands of details: the small and winding streets, balconies and windows of all houses, each column and arch of the Colosseum, St. Peter's Cathedral and more. It seems downright intimidating you're in front of a blank drawings of 5 meters and having to draw Rome from memory. But not for Stephen. The drawing begins as we do it all: the Cathedral of St Peter, but without making any sketches or drafts. It shares its board in several ways. Panoramic image is already in his mind, all proportions, all streets, all the details. At the end of the second day, Stephen is in the middle of his work. Three days filled with meticulous drawing board window after window, vault after vault. In doing all this? Simple: because he likes to be praised and applauded for his art.  After he finished the drawing, specialists analyze it to see exactly how accurate is his ability to memorize a sight to see her once . If St. Peter's Cathedral, Stephen had an impressive accuracy. Then analyzed unless they built hill where Rome would be higher in view represented by Stephen. And this time, Stephen saw the correct image. From 305 meters high, the hills appear almost flat viewer. If Pantheon have found some minor discrepancies for the roof, but the rest of the building, as the number of columns, is very correctly. And, to the astonishment of all, Stephen was able to draw one of the most complex buildings, the Colosseum is so sensitive that held indigo version of reality. But not only for large buildings Stephen's drawing was flawless. He managed to accurately represent every street and every house, and if they had more time, would have added more details. His talent is truly amazing. And it's form that he chose to communicate with the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a8YXZTlwTAU#at=161