Below are the newspaper articles from which my August 2026 faces were cut. It’s the actual newspaper that I’ve stitched, not reproductions. The information in the articles may be fabricated. I (mostly) use the Metro and London Standard newspapers because they are free. I couldn’t afford to make this piece if I bought a more reputable publication every day.
See here for a full list of ‘sitters’.
*The photo credits are as they appear in the articles from which the faces were cut. For the record, I don’t accept the name of a company as a photography credit. There was an actual person behind the camera. If you are that person, or know them, please give me a shout.
Days 213 + 214: Suzanne Lawrence Metro 3.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 215: Jimmy Cricket, 1945 - 2026 Metro 4.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 216: Manolya Adan Metro 4.8.26. Article by Luke Alsford. Photo uncredited.
Day 217: Jess O’Riley Metro 5.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 218: Tom Parfett, c1999 - 2021 Metro 6.8.26. Article by Luke Alsford. Photo uncredited.
Day 219: Whitney Houston Barbie Metro 10.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 220: Andrew Molloy Metro 11.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 221: Oleksandr Mustyatse Metro 11.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 222: Count Binface Metro 12.8.26. Article by Craig Munro. Photo uncredited.
Day 223: Mina Chan, 2000 - 2026 Metro 12.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 224: Unnamed man, Philippines Metro 12.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 225: Keeley Hazell Observer 16.8.26. Article by Jessica Hayden. Photo by Guy Lowndes or Justin Tallis/ AFP/ Getty??
Day 226: Ruth Rehmann, 1922 - 2016 Observer New Review 16.8.26. Book review by Megan Nolan. Photo by Brigitte Friedrich/ Suddeutsche Zeitung Photo/ Alamy.
Day 227: Michael Sheen Observer TV Listings 16.8.26. Review by Kay Ribeiro. Photo uncredited. Buried with Michael Sheen, Smoke Trail Productions/ Wall to Wall TV. Based on the BBC Radio 4 Buried podcast from journalists, Lucy Taylor and Dan Ashby. Director: Mags Gavan; Producer: Jacci Parry; Creative Director: Emily Smith; Executive Producer for Wall to Wall: Michael Fraser; Executive Producers for Smoke Trial Productions: Dan Ashby, Lucy Taylor; Director of Photography: Aled Jenkins; Additional Photography: Steffan Morgan, Stephen Hart, Daniel Ball, James Baudouy; Sound Recordists: Elis Griffiths, Hew Bryant, Hywel Jones; Development Executive: Louise Cartwright; Production Executive: Anne-Marie Byrne; Production Manager: Jade George; Production Co-ordinator: Ella Khan; Junior Producer: Steffan Griffiths; Set Designer: Stephen Nicholas; Assistant Producers: Tane Rogers-Eirug, Tom Dix; Archive Producer: Megan Williams; Editors: Joe Pedder, Nicola Sirrell; Legal and Business Affairs: Naomi Scott-Salisbury.
Day 228: Jason Arday, 1985 - 2026 Observer 16.8.26. Article by Seun Matiluko.
Day 228: Jason Arday, 1985 - 2026 Observer 16.8.26. Articles by Jon Ungoed-Thomas, Lily Isaacs, Catherine Neilan, Ceri Thomas, James Tapper. Photo by Elliott Franks/ Eyevine.
Day 229: Leo Neugebauer Observer 16.8.26. Article by George Simms. Photo by Ben Stansall/ AFP/ Getty.
Day 230: Khalida Popal Observer 16.8.26. Article by Um-E-Aymen Babar. Photo by Kelly Defina/ Getty.
Day 231: Luna al-Shibl Observer 16.8.26. Article by Chloe Hadjimatheou and Sarah Dadouch. Balkis Press.
Day 232: Norma Fox, 1926 - 2026 Observer 16.8.26. Obituary by Patrick Kidd. Photo uncredited.
Day 233: Unnamed cotton worker, China Observer 16.8.26. Article by Matthew Bishop. Photo by Chien-min Ching/ Getty.
Day 234: Keira McManus Metro 17.8.26. Article by Adam Dutton. SWNS*.
Day 235: Hayden Panettiere, 1989 - 2026 Metro 18.8.26. Article by Alicia Adejobi. PA*.
Day 236: Bunny Levine, 1928 - 2026 Metro 24.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 237: Billy Boston, 1934 - 2026 Metro 26.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 238: Dolly Parton, 1946 - 2026 Metro 26.8.26. Article by Mark Watson. Photo by Cathal McNaughton.
Day 239: Bradley Townsend, c1993 - 2026 Metro 26.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 240: Tim Curry, 1946 - 2026 Metro 27.8.26.
Day 241: Unnamed frozen yoghurt lover, London Metro 28.8.26. Photo uncredited.
Day 242: Lillie Yale Metro 28.8.26. Article by Storm Newton. Photo uncredited.
Day 243: Valentina Foster, c2019 - 2026 Metro 28.8.26. Photo uncredited.