MySleepMate / Image credits
Attribution
Image credits
Every photograph on this site, who took it, where it came from and what licence it is used under. The photographs are stock, and I would rather say so on a page like this than let them imply I was standing there with a camera.
Maintained by Chaitanya Banerjee
This page is updated whenever an image is added, replaced or removed. If you are a photographer listed here and want a credit changed or an image taken down, tell me and I will do it.
Last updated 2026-08-31
How images are used here
- Nothing is presented as my own photograph unless it is. Where a photograph is stock, it appears on this page with the photographer named.
- No image is used as evidence. Photographs on this site are illustrative. Every factual claim rests on the written sources cited at the foot of the article, never on a picture.
- Alt text describes what is actually in the frame, written for someone using a screen reader rather than stuffed with keywords.
- Licences are recorded at the time of use. If a licence changes after publication, the version recorded here is the one the image was taken under.
Photographs
| Image | Photographer | Source and licence | Used on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic library interior Long hall of shelved books with a ladder and marble busts |
Alex Block | Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence | Where sleep numbers come from |
| Dark bedroom with bedside table Pillow, wall lamp and a cream rotary telephone |
Quentin Schulz | Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence | The 10-3-2-1-0 sleep rule |
| Espresso cup and coffee beans White cup on a wooden table with a moka pot behind |
Andres Vera | Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence | The 10-3-2-1-0 sleep rule, caffeine |
| Phone on bedsheets in the dark Lit screen face-up on rumpled striped linen |
Bence Boros | Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence | The 10-3-2-1-0 sleep rule, screens |
| Alarm clock at night Twin-bell analogue clock on a dark wooden table |
Suhas Hanjar | Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence | The 10-3-2-1-0 sleep rule, the snooze button |
| Asleep on a sofa in daylight Person napping under a patterned blanket |
Alexander Grey | Unsplash. Free to use under the Unsplash Licence | How long should a nap be? |
| Author portrait | Chaitanya Banerjee | Own photograph | Every article byline and the author page |
| Site logo, favicons and crescent seal | MySleepMate | Original artwork made for this site | Sitewide |
The Unsplash Licence permits free use, including commercially, without requiring permission or attribution. Attribution is not required, which is exactly why I am giving it. A site whose entire argument is that claims should be traceable to their source would look silly quietly using other people's work without naming them.
What I would rather be doing
Stock photography is a placeholder. It illustrates an article without adding anything to it, and anyone can license the same picture of a coffee cup.
What I actually want on these pages are photographs that could only come from me: the page in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine where the 70 to 120 minute range appears, the sleep logs I kept for six weeks in early 2026, screenshots of the primary sources I am working from. Those are worth more than a stock bedroom, both to a reader deciding whether to trust this and to me. As those get made, they will replace the images above and this page will record the change.
Reporting a problem with an image
If you believe an image here is misattributed, used outside its licence, or is yours and you would like it removed, contact me and I will act on it. Removals go in the corrections log like everything else, with the date and what changed.