Photographs that capture the heart of your family
CAPTURE YOUR FAMILY’S STORY TODAY.
PRESERVE THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER FOR GENERATIONS.
These are the women who arrived in Australia with little more than courage, faith, and the stories of their old country. They built homes, fed everyone, and stitched generations together with food and fierce love.
We don’t always realise it as it’s happening, but these everyday moments become the backbone of our memory — the stories we tell long after the people are gone, the warmth we try to recreate for our own children.
So many of these stories stay undocumented, passed down only to the few who remember.
Process
Step 01
Fill out the form
Fill in your details. Once we receive your message we will contact you to schedule a discovery call.
Step 02
Discovery call
Let's chat. We will talk about your family and the loved ones you would like to photograph in your Mother's Table Heirloom Portrait Session.
Step 03
Book a photography Session
Your session includes 1.5 hours of intimate storytelling photography, plus thoughtful pre-shoot planning, creative guidance and styling support - preserving memories to cherish forever.
SOME OF OUR MOST TREASURED MOMENTS HAPPEN AT THE FAMILY TABLE
Where dough is kneaded, kids were fed, gossip shared, and someone always insists you have seconds.
We don’t always realise it as it’s happening, but these everyday scenes become the backbone of our memory. The stories we tell long after the people are gone. The warmth we try to recreate for our own children.
I photograph these moments so they can be held, shared, and passed on, creating a heartfelt record for your family, and their children’s children.
Mother’s Table Heirloom
If you feel the whisper to preserve your family’s story with intention,
I’m here whenever you’re ready.
Photographer, Mother, and the Women behind Mother Studios.
That's my Mamma Maria. I am fascinated by my female lineage and culture handed down through the generations. When my daughter calls me 'Heather' I stop in my tracks because Mamma is one of the most beautiful words in the world to me. Before our daughter arrived, photography was my primary calling, my North star. That changed the day we found out we were pregnant. My purpose deepened — and so did my perspective. Now I focus on helping women — founders, directors, and entrepreneurs, show up with clarity and confidence.
Heather Dinas
Melbourne, Australia
I photograph Nonnas & families exactly as they are...
slow, unfiltered, in their own spaces.
A way of preserving what matters, for the generations to come.
Heather Dinas
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Mother's Table Heirloom Portrait Sessions
MOTHER’S TABLE HEIRLOOM PORTRAITS IS MY WAY OF HOLDING ONTO PRECIOUS MOMENTS WITH LOVED ONES, OF SLOWING TIME.
CREATING A RECORD FOR YOUR FAMILY — FOR YOUR CHILDREN, AND THEIR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN.
Let's document your story
If you feel called to capture your family’s story, I’d be honoured to photograph it with gentleness and respect.
