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Is the term often used to describe a person who has the ability to recall

visual information with great detail.


Just as a photograph freezes a moment in time.
In truth, there is no evidence that photographic memory is possible.
The ability to have a photographic memory has been linked to high intelligence.
Some of the most famous people to have impressive memories includes
Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla and Teddy Roosevelt.

Stephen Wiltshire is a successful artist.

Stephen was born in 1974, was completely mute as a small child,


and found it hard to relate to other people, because, he didn't
had any friends.
Aged three, he was diagnosed as autistic. He had no language and lived
entirely in his own world.
At the age of five, Stephen was sent to Queensmill School in London,
where it soon became communicated throught the language of drawing.
His teachers encouraged him to speak with other studens, but didn’t work.
The first two words he said, was "paper" and "Pencil".

At age eight, he got his first commission - from the British prime minister.
Language didn't come easily until the next year, but by age 13, he had
published his first book of drawings. The public became fascinated by
the young teen's incredible memory. His Drawings was fascinanting.

In New York, they took a 20-minute helicopter ride and the sketch
all he saw on a 19-foot-long sheet of paper as viewers watched live
via webcam. After 5 days he was able to finish the drawing.

His largest ever cityscape is a view of Tokyo, measuring 10 meters in lenght.


Stephen created the entire work using only a pen,
after eight days he managed to complete.

He drew cities around the world, from jerusalem to Sydney

In 2006 Stephen was recognised for his services to the art world, when he
was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
That year was also memorable as Stephen and his family opened a permanent
art gallery in London's historic Royal Opera Arcade.

At one of his recent exhibitions in Singapore he set attendance records


by welcoming 150,000 visitors in this place in just 5 days. It was a success.
He has a motto 'Do the best you can and never stop'.

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