I grew up in Central Illinois and never left. My siblings made it as far as the biggest cities in Missouri, but eventually came back, and now their kids' childhoods are happening here too. Through them, and through my images, I explore what it means to grow up and grow older in this landscape—a place that feels at once comforting and alienating, expansive and constraining.
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Lyndsey Groth is a photographer and copywriter based in Champaign, Illinois. She was a 2023 participant in Editorial Portraits with Celeste Sloman at Santa Fe Workshops and featured in the 2025 Immaterial Books Fields of Vision show. Her work explores belonging, family, and life in the Midwest.
Edition: 100
Page Count: 28
Dimensions: 5.5”x 8.5”
Format: Saddle Stitch / Zine
ISBN: 978-1-962415-14-9
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I grew up in Central Illinois and never left. My siblings made it as far as the biggest cities in Missouri, but eventually came back, and now their kids' childhoods are happening here too. Through them, and through my images, I explore what it means to grow up and grow older in this landscape—a place that feels at once comforting and alienating, expansive and constraining.
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Lyndsey Groth is a photographer and copywriter based in Champaign, Illinois. She was a 2023 participant in Editorial Portraits with Celeste Sloman at Santa Fe Workshops and featured in the 2025 Immaterial Books Fields of Vision show. Her work explores belonging, family, and life in the Midwest.
Edition: 100
Page Count: 28
Dimensions: 5.5”x 8.5”
Format: Saddle Stitch / Zine
ISBN: 978-1-962415-14-9
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