I got a good laugh when I read CoCo’s thought. It reminded me of a situation that came up some years ago. A few Witnesses who had parts in the district convention Bible drama wanted to grow beards so they could more closely resemble the characters they would portray. My understanding was they also promised to shave them off once the convention was over. Their request was rejected out of hand and furthermore, they were told that if they grew a beard their assigned part would be given to someone else.
The picture of the sanitation worker may very well have been some stock photo which The Watchtower got permission to use. I can’t see the Brooklyn Pharisees relaxing their “Bible-based standards” one bit for even something as innocuous as a staged photo for any of their publications.
Quendi