How do i access photos in icloud

When giving my iPad to my daughter I backed up photos and video to iCloud. It took nearly one whole day to tansfer 5GB but now it does not appear to contain the photos and videos, just empty files of mail and contacts.
Can anyone explain the logic of this and even better how I can recover the lost pictures?
Thanks
Tim

You can access your photos from photo stream on any of your devices.
If you delete photos from the camera roll they aren't deleted from photo stream, if that's what you are asking.
My webpage here might help you understand the various ways photos can be saved on your device and some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with each method.

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