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Elton Cilliers Photographer
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3 years into a long term #photography project documenting the UK

https://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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My home on the road.

For the past 3 years I’ve been travelling in this 28 year old #hymer #motorhome undertaking a long-term #photography project to document the UK and further abroad in images and video. I fascinated with #historic buildings and sites. Join me for the ride #vanlife #vandiaries
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
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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
January 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Portraits aren't just for #Spring and #Summer!

#Winter has its own unique backdrops #portraits.

#photography #photographer #naturallight #thetouringeye #vanlife
December 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#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
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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

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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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December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM