THE HUMAN CAMERA

Hi and good morning everyone. 

Stephen Wiltshire while drawing Tokyo. Photo by Saatchigallery

Do you have any hidden talent? As for me I think I don’t have one unless the martial art of silat but I think it is more to my passion. 

So today I will explore and reveal to you, ‘The Camera Human’. Usually we heard cameraman, right? A person who will take photo of us or surrounding. But today, it is camera human!

This talented guy named Stephen Wiltshire, 41 were given title as ‘The Human Camera’ as he is able to draw every single angle that he remembered. He is obsesses with the building structure and the latest one, he drew Singapore’s whole view. 

Singapore view which has been drawn by Stephen Wiltshire. Photo by Stephen Wiltshire

He watched Singapore’s view by taking ride of helicopter for about an hour then he able to finished drawing the Singapore’s whole view in just 5 days! He able to draw every single structure of the building and it looked perfect!

Amazing, right?

This guy has his own history, where in his child moment, he unable to speak even a word. When he was in three years old, he went to medical checkup and doctor confirmed that he got Autism. Then he went to Queensmill in West London when he was in five years old. This place was beginning of his hidden talent.

All of you can click here to know more about autism :)

According to Nur Amirah Tuah (2015), Wiltshire become viral after the United Kingdom former Prime Minister bought his Salisbury Cathederal drawing. It is not the ordinary people, but it is the former of Prime Minister. Not only Wiltshire, but all of his members in family proud of his talent. Furthermore, he is a part of ‘London Alphabet’ program when he was ten years old.

London Alphabet that Wiltshire drew. Photo by Stephen Wiltshire.co

Because of his obsessed with the drawing, he pursues his study in arts at City & Guides Art College. He also was awarded as Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 2006.

Below is the video of Wiltshire :)

May all of you can express your hidden talent and make it real and also had inspire of this human camera story :)

See you guys in the next post! Bye!