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✨ A Fresh Look, Same Heart
Brooke Van Groningen 8/16/25 Brooke Van Groningen 8/16/25

✨ A Fresh Look, Same Heart

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Monthly Newsletter | January 2025
Brooke Van Groningen 1/23/25 Brooke Van Groningen 1/23/25

Monthly Newsletter | January 2025

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A pivot to start the New Year.
Brooke Van Groningen 1/18/25 Brooke Van Groningen 1/18/25

A pivot to start the New Year.

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Monthly Newsletter | November 2022
Brooke Van Groningen 11/1/22 Brooke Van Groningen 11/1/22

Monthly Newsletter | November 2022

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Grant and Kristen | A Maternity Session in McPherson, Kansas
Brooke Van Groningen 10/27/22 Brooke Van Groningen 10/27/22

Grant and Kristen | A Maternity Session in McPherson, Kansas

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Monthly Newsletter | September 2022
Brooke Van Groningen 9/16/22 Brooke Van Groningen 9/16/22

Monthly Newsletter | September 2022

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Fall 2022 dates are open!
Brooke Van Groningen 9/12/22 Brooke Van Groningen 9/12/22

Fall 2022 dates are open!

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Embracing the play: How to make the most of your family lifestyle photo session
Brooke Van Groningen 9/9/22 Brooke Van Groningen 9/9/22

Embracing the play: How to make the most of your family lifestyle photo session

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Monthly Newsletter | June 2022
Brooke Van Groningen 6/1/22 Brooke Van Groningen 6/1/22

Monthly Newsletter | June 2022

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Monthly Newsletter | May 2022
Brooke Van Groningen 5/23/22 Brooke Van Groningen 5/23/22

Monthly Newsletter | May 2022

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a closer look: my double jaw surgery journey - the why.
Brooke Van Groningen 5/23/22 Brooke Van Groningen 5/23/22

a closer look: my double jaw surgery journey - the why.

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Candace + Jose | A Maternity Session in Suffolk, Virginia
Brooke Van Groningen 1/18/22 Brooke Van Groningen 1/18/22

Candace + Jose | A Maternity Session in Suffolk, Virginia

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Dan, Molly + Finn | At-home Lifestyle Family Session | St. Louis, MO
Brooke Van Groningen 9/25/21 Brooke Van Groningen 9/25/21

Dan, Molly + Finn | At-home Lifestyle Family Session | St. Louis, MO

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The Peterson Family | At-Home Garden Lifestyle Session | St. Louis, MO
Brooke Van Groningen 9/16/21 Brooke Van Groningen 9/16/21

The Peterson Family | At-Home Garden Lifestyle Session | St. Louis, MO

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The Moore Family | St. Louis, MO At-Home Lifestyle Session
Brooke Van Groningen 8/5/21 Brooke Van Groningen 8/5/21

The Moore Family | St. Louis, MO At-Home Lifestyle Session

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The Lawson Family | Newborn At-Home Lifestyle Session | St. Louis, MO
Brooke Van Groningen 7/28/21 Brooke Van Groningen 7/28/21

The Lawson Family | Newborn At-Home Lifestyle Session | St. Louis, MO

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How to be comfortable for an in-home lifestyle family session.
Brooke Van Groningen 4/12/21 Brooke Van Groningen 4/12/21

How to be comfortable for an in-home lifestyle family session.

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The Jennings | Lifestyle Session
Brooke Van Groningen 1/17/21 Brooke Van Groningen 1/17/21

The Jennings | Lifestyle Session

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Fall 2020 Photo Sessions
Brooke Van Groningen 9/22/20 Brooke Van Groningen 9/22/20

Fall 2020 Photo Sessions

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Apart, but together: A Guide to Virtual Events
Brooke Van Groningen 5/8/20 Brooke Van Groningen 5/8/20

Apart, but together: A Guide to Virtual Events

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Hi, I’m Brooke πŸ‘‹πŸ½ A family photographer, new mom to a little girl, and your professional noticer of the little things and the creative eye behind See Things Closer Photography. I’m a big believer in slowing down, laughing until you cry,
I started See Things Closer Photography because I wanted more than posed smiles and picture-perfect frames—I wanted photographs that feel like your family. The name is inspired by a line from the movie Moonrise Kingdom where Susie says binocula
At the heart of See Things Closer is this belief: today is tomorrow’s nostalgia. One day, the moments you’re living right now will be the stories your family tells. My work is about preserving those stories—not just how they looked,
In a season where I’m growing as a family photographer and rediscovering what inspires me while I’m 9 months postpartum, receiving an email last night sharing my work was featured in @feels__likefamily Summer 25’ issue felt like a h
A gorgeous spring morning in April. Documenting the Varghese’s, after they became a family of four. πŸ₯ΉπŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ•ŠοΈ

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