There Are People Who Are Good At Drawing … And Then There’s THIS Guy

After 20 minutes in a helicopter flying over the five boroughs that make up New York City, artist Stephen Wiltshire sat down and drew the city skyline entirely from memory. Even more impressive? He did it in pen.

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