NEXUS: Leica Lenses, Evolving Vision, and a Gallery in Progress
Six years in one place, San Antonio, has taught me a lot about photography, but even more about patience.
If you read my last post (Finding My Frame), you already know how this city held space for me to rebuild after two decades of motion. But this post isn’t about the beginning, it’s about the gear, the shifts, and the decision to finally share what I’ve been building: NEXUS.
San Antonio Leica Street Photography | John Hendrick
What Is NEXUS?
NEXUS is a living archive, an evolving street photography series captured throughout my time in San Antonio. It’s a visual reflection of presence, movement, and personal change. Some images are refined. Others feel like sketches. But that’s intentional. Because this work is less about perfection, more about process.
I’ve just published the initial gallery, and I’ll be adding new images in the coming weeks as I continue combing through my archive. There’s more to uncover.
Gear That Shaped the Vision
San Antonio Leica Street Photography | John Hendrick
Throughout this project, I shot exclusively with Leica cameras—specifically:
Leica M240 – For its versatility and depth in color
Leica M246 Monochrom – A lesson in light, shadow, and restraint
Leica Q-P – Compact, fast, and surprisingly intimate with its fixed 28mm
Leica SL – When I needed precision and presence in more composed frames
But beyond the bodies, the lenses told the story. Each one shifted how I approached the frame:
50mm Summicron – Classic, crisp, and balanced
35mm Summilux – Soft yet fast, ideal for close moments and evening light
90mm Summicron – Taught me to wait, to observe from a distance
28mm Elmarit – Brought into the environment, the edges, the tension
Why Share This Now?
Because for a long time, I thought I needed to finish a project before putting it into the world. But NEXUS isn’t something to finish—it’s something to return to.
I’m inviting others, curious photographers, local artists, and Leica lovers, to follow the arc as it builds. Whether you’ve lived in San Antonio or just passed through, I think you’ll find something here.
San Antonio Leica Street Photography | John Hendrick
What’s Next?
This isn’t the end of the road—far from it.
NEXUS is one part of a larger structure I’ve been quietly building over time. Each project I’ve released is tied to a letter of my last name. From Homeland to Kaizen, Interwoven Cities to Recollection, each one marks a place, a philosophy, a phase.
This is the “N” in HENDRICK.
Not every letter is filled in yet. And that’s intentional. These aren’t just photography series, they’re milestones. Memory-mapping through cities, seasons, and shifts in self.
By the time the final project arrives, each letter will speak to a different piece of the whole.
For now, I hope you’ll explore NEXUS and maybe even return as it grows.
👉 View the NEXUS gallery here
👉 Read the first post: Finding My Frame
