Congratulations to Peter Gaunt for winning the photo of the week! His shot of Richard Barker caught a lot of your eyes. Thanks for voting this week, and don’t forget that if you want to compete for the win next week you can send your shots to photo@rootedaustin.com. Also, you can check out more stories about people from around Austin at the main site if you’re interested. Read on to find out what Pete had to say about his photo.

Here’s what Pete had to say about his photo:

I was walking around near the Metro Rail Station taking pictures and came across Mr. Barker sitting there on the bench. I asked him if he would mind if I took his picture and he didn’t so I took a few frames.  He didn’t have much to say, but I could tell that he had a good story behind the solitude and I liked that. Thank you Mr. Barker, and thank you for the votes.

Thanks again for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend Austin!