Weekend readers' pictures: Solitude

Nicolas Kendall: “My friend John in one of hundreds of gas pipelines stored by the roadside in North ­Yorkshire - part of the huge installation running the width of north England”
Photograph: Nicolas Kendall

Bernard Gorman: “The Gospel Cafe, Kyoto - this woman is really enjoying her ­afternoon treat”
Photograph: Bernard Gorman

Lewis Withey: “What is more lonely than a dog awaiting its owner?”
Photograph: Lewis Withey

Mike Parker: “A stag in Richmond makes the most of the ­seclusion the park offers”
Photograph: Mike Parker

Phil Richards: "This lone figure walking near Marburg, Germany, has become my talisman in times of trouble"
Photograph: Phil Richards

Aubrey Leahy: "I was struck by the solitude of this grieving woman while all the fun of the pier went on around her"
Photograph: Aubrey Leahy

Thea Everett: "A man strolling alone down the railway tracks on the Asian side of Istanbul"
Photograph: Thea Everett

Amy Fowler: "I took this photo of my friend Anna, the morning after Halloween. She was still in her costume"
Photograph: Amy Fowler