Sicily in particular has been a friend. From touring Etna with the world's foremost expert, Boris Behncke, through to a shoot at one of Coppola's locations for Godfather Part II.

Castello Degli Schiavi sits about 30 minutes from Taormina and was used as the location for Michael Corleone's Sicilian home in Godfather Part 2. Remember the scene where Michael comes down the stairs to see his new bride killed by a car bomb? Poor Apollonia.

Working with a bespoke travel company, we had the place to ourselves for a few hours.

Whilst I was scoping the place out, Barone Franco, who's family have owned the property for generations, took me to his apartment and showed me his memorabilia and the personal candid photographs he took of Pacino and Coppola around the property, during production in the early seventies. There were also photographs from the late 70s Godfather Part III filming which took place there, but I ignored that, obviously.

Baron Franco politely declined my request to sit for a portrait but pinched my Leica and insisted I sit for him instead (awkwardness pictured below).

He then walked off with my camera photographing our team and the property, oblivious to the fact I had work to do. Whilst the client was concerned I was no longer carrying a camera, I was left quite impressed that he knew how to work an old school rangefinder.