Jonny Goodday
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Historical archiver, photographer, and cinematographer. If you would like to support my passion, then subscribe to my page 
Adventures are my thing, i like to film and take photos of all sorts of things. i do this as a passion and we will see where it will take me as the time passes.
Before these buildings became history, they were somebody’s everyday life.
Walk with me through Fort Croghan Museum & Grounds in Burnet, Texas where weathered cabins, a schoolhouse, and well worn tools offer glimpses of the people who came before us.
This short film explores the history held here, and the work it takes to keep those stories alive.
10/05/2026
Ten years after a tornado destroyed their home, I returned to hear the rest of Glen and Vicki’s story. Watch After the Wind
A Tornado Took Their Home. Ten Years Later, I Went Back. I first met Glen Zell beside Highway 180 after a tornado destroyed his home. Ten years later, I returned to Glen and Vicki’s rebuilt home to hear the rest of their story. Watch After the Wind.
When the wind stops, the story is far from over.
After the Wind: One Small Thing at a Time
Ten years after a tornado tore through Cool, Texas, I returned with my camera.
Through footage of the original destruction, my April 2026 return visit, and conversations with Glen and his wife, this documentary explores what rebuilding looks like long after a storm leaves the headlines.
Behind the damaged walls and scattered belongings are lives, memories, and years of work that a camera can only begin to capture. Their story unfolds through the small things: another task finished, another step forward, another day of choosing to keep going.
Thank you to everyone who shared their time and their story with me.
A film by Jonny Goodday.
10/02/2026
I remember when the fountain at Ridgmar’s entrance welcomed you with flowing water. Walking back through on Saturday, I found myself listening for a sound that wasn’t there. Dry stems and dead plants filled the space where the water used to move.
I worked here a little over fifteen years ago. These halls were part of my everyday life then, and some part of me still expects to turn a corner and find them as they were.
The sunlight still falls through the skylights. The familiar railings still lead your eyes down the corridors. But a lockout notice beside a storefront brought me back to the present. Behind the gate, merchandise remained. On the wall, a sheet of paper marked a change in someone’s livelihood.
It’s easy to photograph an empty hallway. Harder to capture everything that once filled it.. the shifts worked, the friendships made, the ordinary afternoons nobody thought to remember.
I came to take photographs. I left remembering the water.
The sign outside said “It’s going down.” Inside there was still music.
On September 20th 2026 I brought my camera to the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena’s farewell celebration. This three-minute film captures a city saying goodbye to a familiar landmark and looks at the history beneath that dome and what comes next.
Since opening in 1968, the arena has held generations of concerts, sporting events, and shared memories. During the farewell, people walked through historical exhibits, listened to live music, and stopped for another photograph.
With the arena set to make way for the convention center’s next phase, I wanted to preserve a little of what it felt like to be there.
One More Song Beneath the Dome.
A film by Jonny Goodday.
What’s your favorite memory of this place? Leave it in the comments.
Thank You for Shopping With Us: Ridgmar Mall
A little over fifteen years ago, I worked at Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth. This weekend I returned with a camera to walk the halls and capture what’s still there.
This short film looks at the mall’s history, its decline, and the redevelopment plans for its future. It’s also a personal return to a place that used to be part of my everyday life.
Filmed September 26th 2026.
Did you spend time at Ridgmar? I’d love to hear what you remember.
09/26/2026
I spent a couple of hours walking through Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth today, and it was a strange experience.
The mall is still open, but much of it felt incredibly quiet. Long stretches of storefronts were dark. Some areas had almost no activity at all. Many of the people I saw seemed to be there simply to walk and get some exercise.
What stood out to me was how much of the mall itself is still here. The architecture, skylights, tile, corridors, escalators, and all of those little details built for a much busier place are still surrounding you. There are just fewer people and fewer stores filling the space between them.
There is something fascinating about photographing a place during this stage of its life. It is not abandoned. It is not gone. People still work here, businesses are still operating, and customers still come through the doors.
But it is undeniably different.
For anyone who remembers Ridgmar during its busier years, these photographs may feel a little strange. They document what the mall looked like on September 26th 2026 during an ordinary Saturday afternoon.
I also spent time filming the mall while I was there. I will share that video and a deeper look at Ridgmar at a later date.
For now, these are ten frames from a Fort Worth place that is still here, but feels very different from the one many people remember.
What do you remember most about Ridgmar Mall?
09/23/2026
For 58 years, Fort Worth gathered beneath this dome. On September 20th, it gathered to say goodbye.
I photographed the arena’s final public celebration and explored the history, memories, and expansion plans behind its next chapter. What concert or event do you remember most?
One Last Gathering: Fort Worth Says Goodbye to Its Arena 58 years of memories beneath the dome. Explore the arena’s history, Sunday’s farewell, and what comes next through Jonny Goodday’s photographs.
Some places stay with you because of how they made you feel. Museo Benini was one of those places for me.
On the outskirts of Marble Falls, Texas I found galleries filled with vivid color and artwork that kept pulling me closer. From a distance, one piece would catch my attention. A few steps closer, and I would notice something completely different.
I sat down with Lorraine Benini to hear about the museum and the life of Italian artist Benini. Her perspective gave the work another layer, turning a visit through the galleries into a story about imagination, dedication, and building a life around art.
This film shares a little of that conversation and the pieces I fell in love with along the way.
Which piece catches your eye?
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