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Elton Cilliers Photographer

@thetouringeye.com
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🇿🇦 in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3 years into a long term #photography project documenting the UK thetouringeye.com Play guitar poorly. Sing like shit All images my own & subject to copyright. Some artistic #nsfw content! #travel #portrait #vanlife

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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 23/02/2026
Pics from the Farm As I travel around the UK, I stay on a lot of #farms and #smallholdings that have allocated some of their land to small, 5 pitch max, #campsites. I'm not a fan of busy campsites. #camping #vanlife #lamb #lambs #cattle #livestock #agriculture #travel #traveladdicts #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 16/02/2026
'Sup?' Fastest land animal on the planet 🐆💨 Cheetahs can reach speeds of up to 70 mph (112 km/h) — but only for around 20–30 seconds at a time! #cheetah #conservation #paigntonzoo #thetouringeye #cat #bigcat #animal #zoo #travel #traveladdicts #wildlife #wildlifephotography
An image of a Cheetah framed quite tightly to show main face, neck and chest. The Cheetah is sitting in a tree and making direct eye contact with the viewer. Image taken during a visit to Paignton Zoo, Devon, UK
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first #irisphotography pop-up held in #Lancashire, England. A year that saw me host 41 pop-ups and photograph 1,075 #eyes. My audience on Facebook have voted for the #eyeoftheyear. This is the winner based on those votes #thetouringeye #eyephotography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Thank you 🙏
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first #irisphotography pop-up held in #Lancashire, England. A year that saw me host 41 pop-ups and photograph 1,075 #eyes. My audience on Facebook have voted for the #eyeoftheyear. This one came in at number 2 #thetouringeye #eyephotography #eye
A closeup, macro image showing a bright blue eye iris in high detail with web like fibres spreading out from the pupil to the edge of the eye. There are parts of yellow and a brown freckle shown.
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first #irisphotography pop-up held in #Lancashire, England. A year that saw me host 41 pop-ups and photograph 1,075 #eyes. My audience on Facebook have voted for the #eyeoftheyear. This one came in at number 3 #thetouringeye #eyephotography #eye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first #irisphotography pop-up held in #Lancashire, England. A year that saw me host 41 pop-ups and photograph 1,075 #eyes. My audience on Facebook have voted for the #eyeoftheyear. This one came in at number 4 #thetouringeye #eyephotography #eye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Thank you ☺️
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Sharing is caring. Did you know that "Orangutan" translates to "Person of the Forest"? 🌿 Captured during my visit to Paignton Zoo, Devon. #orangutan #greatape #primate #zoo #conservation #ape #devon #paignton #paigntonzoo #travel #traveladdicts #photography #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/02/2026
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first #irisphotography pop-up held in #Lancashire, England. A year that saw me host 41 pop-ups and photograph 1,075 #eyes. My audience on Facebook have voted for the #eyeoftheyear. This one came in at number 5 #eyephotography #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 13/02/2026
Maiden Castle, Dorchester, Dorset, UK Read more about Britains largest Iron Age hill fort here vanlife-diaries.com/maiden-castl... #ironage #castle #hillfort #fort #history #historic #maidencastle #dron #thetouringeye #travel #traveladdicts #tourism #attractions
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 03/02/2026
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highlands Railways, Wales, UK Some truly cool locomotives on display. #train #locomotive #steamtrain #vintage #historic #travel #traveladdicts #trainspotting #tourism #railway #wales
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 27/01/2026
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, UK Check out the video of my visit below youtu.be/dSluKlNZXo8?... #priory #ruins #religion #norfolkuk #norfolk #visitnorfolk #visitengland #england #thetouringeye #travel #traveladdicts #history #historic
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 27/01/2026
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, UK Read the blog below vanlife-diaries.com/castle-acre-... #ruins #priory #history #historic #religion #historic #visitnorfolk #visitengland #travel #traveladdicts #thetouringeye #architecture
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 27/01/2026
A foursome of eyes from those who attended my #irisphotography pop-up on Sunday in Cheltenham. #eyephotography #eye #iris #macrophotography #eyes #detail #photography #macro #irisography #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 20/01/2026
As I approach my 1st year anniversary since my first ever #irisphotography pop-up on the 15th Feb, I'm going through all the pics and asking my audience on Facebook to have their say in choosing 'The Eye of The Year'. If you're on FB, come and have your say 😊 #eyephotography #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 17/01/2026
A grey seal pup that found its way onto the public footpath at Horsey Gap, Norfolk, UK. #seal #greyseal #pup #greysealpup #sealpup #wildlife #uk #norfolk #england #visitengland #photography #travel #traveladdicts #ukwildlife
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 17/01/2026
thank you 🙏
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 17/01/2026
Brill, thank you 👍
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 17/01/2026
Do I have any #twitchers in my audience at all? If so, can anyone identify this #bird please? Spotted in the waters of #Lymington, #Hampshire, UK. It dived under water a lot, presumably #hunting only popping up occasionally, many meters from where it dove making getting a good shot rather difficult
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 17/01/2026
A selection of 'special edits' ordered by attendees of my #irisphotography pop-ups in #Hereford and #Chepstow last weekend. #eyephotography #thetouringeye #irisography #macrophotography #unique #art #photography #artwork #customart
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 13/01/2026
Here's looking at you. A small selection of eye images taken at my #irisphotography pop-up in #Chepstow on Saturday. My first pop-up in #Wales. #eye #eyes #photography #macrophotography #art #unique #thetouringeye #irisography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 07/01/2026
A few more from New Forest, Hampshire, England #horse #pony #newforest #newforestpony #winter #season #camping #motorhome #campervan #hymer #nature #travel #traveladdicts #naturephotography #travelphotography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 07/01/2026
Yes indeed. I was fortunate enough to work on one of the sites (when most of the pics here were taken) back in 2023. Loved it. Sadly the company itself had no clue about how to treat staff and I didn't quit my career to take sh1t from inexperienced idiots 😊
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 07/01/2026
Where: New Forest, Hampshire, England One of my favourite forests in the UK where you wake up to deer and ponies right outside your door. #hampshire #newforest #wildlife #camping #vanlife #travel #traveladdicts #thetouringeye #forest #woods #deer #stag #nature #naturephotography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 06/01/2026
What: Lligwy Burial Chamber 📍 Where: Anglesey, Wales, UK Dates to: 2,500-2000BC #neolithic #history #historic #burial #burialchamber #ancienthistory #wales #historicwales #photography #travel #traveladdicts #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 21/12/2025
Portraits aren't just for #Spring and #Summer! #Winter has its own unique backdrops #portraits. #photography #photographer #naturallight #thetouringeye #vanlife
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 19/12/2025
Dartmouth Castle didn’t get this prime spot by accident. Built to defend the River Dart from invasion, it’s been adapting to threats for over 600 years — from medieval raids to cannon warfare. #DartmouthCastle #BritishHistory #Devon #travel #thetouringeye #traveladdicts #castle #history #historic
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/12/2025
#Goodrich #Castle, #Herefordshire. 11th-century #Norman #fortress, concentric defences, stunning views over the River Wye — and eventually defeated by Civil War artillery rather than medieval siege tactics. A solid reminder that technology always wins… eventually. #traveladdicts #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 15/12/2025
This is my almost 30 year old #Hymer motorhome that I have been pretty much living in fulltime for the past 4 yeas and 4 months. This was taken just after I purchased her and many changes have occurred since. #vanlife #motorhome #campervan #fulltimevanlife #thetouringeye youtu.be/RJVFhHAL9Hk?...
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Introducing Star my 1996 Hymer B564 motorhome | Van Life UK
YouTube video by Grumpy Git's Road Trip - Van Life
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 14/12/2025
Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK Built in the 12th century and once home to the princes of Deheubarth, it’s one of those places where the landscape and the history do most of the talking. #castle #wales #history #travel #travelphotography #photography #thetouringeye #traveladdicts
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 10/12/2025
A warning in an eye? A very cool #eye I photographed this weekend at my #irisphotography pop-up in #Hereford. Can you see a rather ominous symbol in the eye? #eyephotography #photography #macrophotography #thetouringeye #irisography #art #unique
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 03/12/2025
Thank you Mark. Clearly I have zero idea about fighter planes. This was my first attempt at capturing them in flight.
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 03/12/2025
Cheers for the heads up 👍
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 03/12/2025
A few shots taken at #RAF #Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK of what I believe to be an F15 #plane #aircraft #military #aircraft #airforce #f15 #aeroplane #fighter #jet #fighterjet #photography #travel #traveladdicts #vanlife #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 02/12/2025
One of my favourite #autumn activities is seeking out #mushrooms in the #woods and #forests I visit. I've no idea which #fungi are safe to eat at this point so I need to educate myself. But they are cool to #photograph anyway #photography #nature #thetouringeye #traveladdicts #travel #vanlife
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 02/12/2025
If you attend one of my #irisphotography pop-ups as a couple or two siblings, family members or friends, you receive 3 images in total. 1 of each #eye separately and 1 image with both eyes side by side. #eyephotography #macrophotography #photography #thetouringeye #irisography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 01/12/2025
A rather cool #eye as captured at my recent #irisphotography pop-up in #Ledbiry, #Herefordshire on Saturday. It's what I love about this genre of #photography, I have no idea what the next eye is going to look like. #thetouringeye #irisography #eyephotography #iris #macrophotography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 21/11/2025
Thank goodness. I was starting to worry I might be a little weird. Or rather, more weird than I am.
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 21/11/2025
A few more from Duke Street Cemetery, Southport, UK #travel #traveladdicts #travelphotography #travelblog #cemetery #southport #architecture #stonemason #grave #gravestone #gravestones
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 20/11/2025
A few from a recent visit to Duke Street Cemetery in #Southport, #Merseyside, #UK #cemetery #chapel #gravestone #travel #traveladdicts #traveldiaries #travelphotography #photography #architecture #stonemason
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 20/11/2025
Your grandma sounds like a legend!
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 20/11/2025
A few of my eye artworks #irisphotography #eyephotography #art #artwork #unique #iris #eye #photography #macro #macrophotography
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 01/11/2025
Winter Mood II'm really not a fan of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. I need to make plans to ensure that this is the last Winter I spend in the UK moving forward! #woman #photography #fashion #winter #mood #moody #creative #season #shirt #forest #woods #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 01/11/2025
'Pins' #woman #legs #lingerie #tattoos #heels #sexy #boudoir #bed #photography #stockings #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 01/11/2025
Andra #portrait #portraitphotography #woman #pose #model #modelling #photoshoot #studio #portraitphotographer #creative #creativity #creativeportrait #thetouringeye
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 29/10/2025
Skomer Puffin #skomerisland #bird #puffin #wildlife #wildlifephotography #twitcher #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #traveladdicts #visitwales #wales
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 28/10/2025
Thank you 🙏
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 28/10/2025
Skomer Island Puffin #bird #puffin #twitcher #closeup #wildlife #skomer #wales #visitwales #travel #travelphotographer #travelblogger #traveladdicts #vanlife #digitalnomad
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Elton Cilliers Photographer @thetouringeye.com · 26/10/2025
Thank you 🙏
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