Why can't I email photos on ios8?

When I go to photos > select > select photos I want to send > click the square with the arrow in the bottom left corner
For some reason email is not an option. It always was, now it goes, message, iCloud photo sharing, facebook, and flick and more.
I have checked in more but no sign of the email icon.
I am using an iPhone 5S upgraded to iOs 8.1.2, the most recent upgrade.

How many pictures are you trying to send?
I just did a test on my phone and I selected a bunch of picture and then I went to the arrow with square and my only option is to use message.
There is a size limitation for sending files via emails.
You should be able to send one or two at a time instead of bulk - if that is what your doing.

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