Artist with savant syndrome recreates entire skylines from memory after a single glance
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By Ellie Nakamoto-White
Published on August 2, 2026.
London-based cityscape artist Stephen Wiltshire, known as a human camera due to his incredible memory and ability to recreate skylines from memory after seeing them just once. His gift is called savant syndrome, a rare condition that combines a cognitive disability and super ability, such as music, math, art, memory, etc. Dr. Jeremy Chapman, medical director of the SSM Treffert Center in Fond du Lac, one of the world's leading research centers for savant Syndrome, described Wiltshire as a "human camera" for his ability to create skylinos from memory. Wiltsihan was diagnosed with autism as a child and has since found his voice through art and developed a talent for drawing. His sister, Annette, credits him with making a difference to the world.
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