He is currently based in Kanagawa prefecture. Hevezi, 49, served 18 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a combat correspondent. He is the former owner of Bella Pacifica Galleries in San Diego, California.After suffering a life-altering brain injury that nearly took his life, he left the military after 18 years in uniform, and began focusing his lens more toward artistic themes. He became interested in the idea to capture images of gods and spirits in 2005 after witnessing a striking and unusual cloud formation while photographing the Cabrillo monument above San Diego Harbour.