Scottish Island Photo Gallery -- National Geographic Traveler

Island Lord
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Flint-eyed lord of his domain, the Laird of Muck stands atop his isle, one of 36 populated islands that dot the Inner Hebrides.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Port Mor
Photograph by Jim Richardson
A handful of houses cluster around Port Mor, Muck's main settlement and site of the Port Mor Hotel.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Ferry Ride
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Car-side chats are commonplace for passengers aboard Hebrides ferries, which connect most of the inhabited Hebridean islands.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Kinloch Castle
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Century-old Kinloch Castle, built on Rum before World War I by the aristocrat who inherited the island, George Bullough, is now a historic site.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Game Stalker
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Gordon Muir, a renowned game stalker on the island of Jura, appears to blend with the russet-hued landscape.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Port Charlotte
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Dusk descends on Port Charlotte, a seaside village on Islay, southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands. Founded in 1828, the village originally was inhabited by islanders who worked for the old Lochindaal Distillery.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Bruichladdich Distillery
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Classic Scottish whisky fills a glass at Bruichladdich Distillery, a relatively new producer on Islay.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Tea With Georgina
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Island entrepreneur Georgina Kitching serves tea at her lone beach table on Jura.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Mighty Eigg
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Rearing up from the wind-whipped North Atlantic, a ridge of pitchstone dominates the island of Eigg.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Water Music
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Tunes to travel by: The Scottish woodwind trio Cuillin Sound performs aboard a Hebrides ferry.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Island Living
Photograph by Jim Richardson
A farm horse roams free safely on Muck, a small island covered with green pasture and encircled by the Sea of the Hebrides.
Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.