The photograph used in the message does not depict Pastor Steepek at all, but rather a genuinely homeless man who lives in Richmond, Surrey. The image was snapped by photographer Brad J Gerrard and can be viewed on his flickr Photostream and elsewhere on the Internet. Brad describes the photograph on an October, 2011 tumblr post: "I was walking down the street in Richmond, saw this man talking to someone, could see he was quite a picture in the making. On the way back, when he was free I had a short conversation with the gentleman and he agreed to let me photograph him. I liked the result. He was very friendly." The author of the message apparently saw fit to take a copy of the image and re-purpose it for his or her own needs.... Complete article on Snopes website below.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:09:37 +0000
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