Man travels to 42 remote islands to photograph medieval castle, stunning scenery

A writer and lensman has spent the past 18 months capturing unbelievable images of the Scottish islands.

Alastair Jackson documented his adventures arsenic helium traveled to 42 distant locations, SWNS reported.

Jackson's photographs were inspired by the Scottish weather, light, clouds and landscapes on the westbound coast.

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With thing but a camera, a structure and walking boots, Jackson spent a minimum of 1 nighttime camping retired successful each of the 42 distant destinations.

Photographer and writer Alastair MacDonald Jackson captured photos of the scenery successful the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, including a 13th-century castle, the Dunvegan Castle successful Skye, which was remodeled successful the 19th century. (Alastair Jackson / SWNS)

"My mum had said she didn't privation to question to immoderate different islands, and it made maine deliberation erstwhile you turn up successful 1 place, you don't truly travel," Jackson told SWNS.

"So, I wanted to spell and explore."

The traveler said helium recovered each of the locations to beryllium a "fascinating adventure" arsenic helium went from the Isle of Barra to the Isle of Gigha and truthful overmuch more.

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Jackson has ever considered himself to beryllium "young astatine heart," and has been an avid lensman for implicit 15 years, SWNS reported.

While astatine Castlebay connected the Isle of Barra, Jackson captured this photograph of the airy breaking done the clouds supra a house. (Alastair Jackson / SWNS)

He told the SWNS that helium "is inspired by islands and their civilization aft increasing up connected the Isle of Skye," which is the largest of the large islands successful the Inner Hebrides.

Along his journey, Jackson's extremity was to afloat acquisition the antithetic styles, scenery and lifestyles of the radical surviving astatine each destination.

"In this trip, I wanted to item 'island life': radical doing antithetic stuff, things going connected successful the island," Jackson said.

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"It's precise important - radical sometimes hide determination are radical surviving [in] these places."

This misty, scenic representation was captured of Sgurr na Stri portion successful the colony of Elgol, Skye.   (Alastair Jackson / SWNS)

Some of the Jackson's favourite places were his clip connected the Isle of Barra and Eigg, 1 of the Small Isles successful the Scottish Inner Hebride, helium said.

The Isle of Barra offered scenic sights of stunning light.

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Jackson photographed the Machrie Moor Stones, which were erected sometime betwixt 3,500 and 1,500 BC. connected the land of Arran. (Alastair Jackson / SWNS)

"I would beryllium up aboriginal successful the greeting to get the sunrises and past the sunsets successful the evening too, and I was fortunate with the upwind I had – amazingly it lone rained 1 oregon 2 days," Jackson detailed.

Jackson said helium was besides amazed by the wildlife helium saw successful beforehand of and down the camera — from corncrake birds to basking sharks.

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"I adjacent met a antheral who spends a full week successful Mull conscionable to campy and instrumentality photographs of the otters that unrecorded there," helium added.

"I met immoderate unthinkable radical connected my travels."

Jackson said helium volition proceed to papers his photographs and different findings during his adjacent travel to Orkney. (Alastair Jackson / SWNS)

Jackson has not yet completed his travels, and volition proceed to constitute astir and photograph his travel to Orkney successful the fall, SWNS reported.

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"There is much adventures to travel – and my woman gets escaped of maine for a week, truthful that's each good," helium joked.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Jackson for comment.