Photographer Wernher Krutein has experienced a revival of interest in his work after becoming friends with Lauren Stevens via a wrong number mix-up. They are known as @verndawgtales on Instagram and Stevens has started a GoFundMe campaign to help with Krutein’s basic living expenses. | Image credit: GoFundMe A 72-year-old photographer — whose work once documented major moments in San Francisco history — has found renewed recognition after a woman accidentally began receiving calls and messages intended for him. According to a news report by NBC Bay Area , Lauren Stevens says the unexpected connection began after she was given a new work phone number that continued to receive calls and texts for someone named “Verndawg.” Curious about who the messages were meant for, Stevens and several friends searched online and identified the recipient as 72-year-old photographer Wernher Krutein. “One of my friends texted me and said, ‘This guy, Wernher Krutein, he’s iconic,’” Stevens tells NBC Bay Area .…