The people behind the photos
Photo credits
A thank-you to the photographers whose work appears in our playful Mood face choices. Each original photograph and its reuse terms are linked below.
Michelle Obama
Dr. Aisha’s Mood face choices
Photo: Chuck Kennedy / The White House
Original photo · Public domain
Commons-generated thumbnail of the official portrait; unchanged download, circular display crop.
Tracee Ellis Ross
Dr. Samaira’s Mood face choices
Photo: Erik Melvin
Existing Commons crop; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Mae Jemison
Charmaine’s Mood face choices
Photo: NASA
Original photo · Public domain
Existing Commons crop; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Allyson Felix
Lorraine’s Mood face choices
Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
Existing Commons crop; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Tabitha Brown
Kaira’s Mood face choices
Photo: Marcus Ingram
Existing Commons crop of a licensed video still; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Rihanna
Aika’s Mood face choices
Photo: SIGMA
Existing Commons crop of a licensed video still; source pixels downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Serena Williams
Zaina’s Mood face choices
Photo: Tourism Victoria
Via Wikimedia Commons. Existing headshot crop uploaded by George Ho, displayed in a circle.
Kerry Washington
Claire’s Mood face choices
Photo: Elizabeth Fraser / U.S. Army / Arlington National Cemetery
Original photo · Public domain
Existing Commons crop; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Amanda Gorman
Delainey’s Mood face choices
Photo: Carlos M. Vazquez II / Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Existing Commons crop; Commons-generated thumbnail downloaded unchanged, circular display crop.
Beyoncé
Bailey’s Mood face choices
Photo: Raph_PH
Via Wikimedia Commons. Existing source crop by Wikisteveb4, resized to 500 pixels wide and displayed in a circle.
Angela Bassett
Sarai’s Mood face choices
Photo: Gage Skidmore
Wikimedia Commons thumbnail downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Brian Michael Smith
Rain’s Mood face choices
Photo: UWS246
Existing Commons crop, served as a Wikimedia thumbnail and downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Janelle Monáe
Daisha’s Mood face choices
Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Original photo · Public domain
Existing Commons crop, served as a Wikimedia thumbnail and downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Haben Girma
Mikaila’s Mood face choices
Photo: Lexane Sirac
Via Wikimedia Commons. Existing source crop by Exilexi, displayed in a circle.
Gabrielle Union
Saisha’s Mood face choices
Photo: LGEPR
Wikimedia Commons thumbnail downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Viola Davis
Micaiah’s Mood face choices
Photo: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV
Existing Commons crop, served as a Wikimedia thumbnail and downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Keke Palmer
Jaidyn’s Mood face choices
Photo: Adweek
Commons still from a Creative Commons licensed video, served as a Wikimedia thumbnail and downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Cairo’s Mood face choices
Photo: eternalconceptspr
Wikimedia Commons thumbnail downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Regina King
Shaina’s Mood face choices
Photo: Anders Krusberg / Peabody Awards
Existing Commons crop, served as a Wikimedia thumbnail and downloaded unchanged; displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Sade
Adaira’s Mood face choices
Photo: Ninoska Yévenes
Existing Commons crop by 100cellsman of a concert-video still; original downloaded bytes preserved. Displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Alicia Keys
Aiyanna’s Mood face choices
Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto
Commons-generated 500-pixel thumbnail of the April 2025 Broadway photograph; downloaded bytes preserved. Displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Queen Latifah
Sinclair’s Mood face choices
Photo: Sister Circle TV
Commons-generated 500-pixel thumbnail of the 2018 interview still; downloaded bytes preserved. Displayed in a circular CSS crop.
CeCe Winans
Faith’s Mood face choices
Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com
Existing Commons crop by Surtsicna, delivered as a Commons 500-pixel thumbnail; downloaded bytes preserved. Circular display crop remains under CC BY-SA 2.0. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Nailah’s Mood face choices
Photo: Jay Godwin / LBJ Library
Original photo · Public domain — U.S. government work
Commons-generated 500-pixel thumbnail of the September 2018 LBJ Library photograph; downloaded bytes preserved. Displayed in a circular CSS crop.
Erykah Badu
Hailea’s Mood face choices
Photo: Radiobums
Existing Nation19 photograph crop, delivered as a Commons 500-pixel thumbnail; downloaded bytes preserved. Circular display crop remains under CC BY-SA 3.0. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
Quinta Brunson
Maia’s Mood face choices
Photo: Peabody Awards
Existing still from the June 2023 Peabody acceptance video; original downloaded bytes preserved. Circular display crop remains under CC BY-SA 3.0. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
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Issa Rae
Blaise’s Mood face choices
Photo: Bam0822
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Existing Commons crop by Aiksu of the August 2017 photograph, delivered as a Commons 500-pixel thumbnail; downloaded bytes preserved. Circular display crop remains under CC BY-SA 4.0. Any adapted display crop uses the same license.
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