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According to legendary photographer Ansel Adams, "You don't take a photograph; you make it." These globe-spanning expeditions and workshops can teach you how to make your best pictures. —Jennifer Welbel

Paris

Travelers are familiar with the most famous Parisian landmarks; Carole Deviller's Adventure Photo Expeditions (adventurephotoexpeditions.com; from $2,135, per person, double) presents the city in a new light. Deviller leads participants on a nine-day tour of the city's unusual or overlooked sights, such as the Père Lachaise Cemetery, the Roman Arènes de Lutèce, and Islamic architecture in the Latin Quarter.

Tanzania

Thomson Safaris escorts participants on a 10-day journey (thomsonsafaris.com; $6,990) through some of Tanzania's most scenic game-viewing areas. With the assistance of outdoor photographer Andy Biggs, who was highly commended in the 2006 Shell Wildlife Photography competition, the group will explore Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater while learning techniques such as how to use a projection flash and how to take action shots.

Alaska to Vancouver

Ken Haas, author of The Location Photographer's Handbook, the field guide for photojournalists, will help passengers hone their digital-photography skills aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner (rssc.com; seven days from $3,986, per person, double; departures August 22 and August 29). While viewing the landscapes of Seward, Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, Haas will answer all photography-related questions; he will also accompany shore excursions.

Grand Canyon

Along the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Off the Beaten Path (offthebeatenpath.com; from $80) leads a three-hour excursion, taking participants to Desert View and Grandview Point—the best locations for capturing sunrise and sunset photos of the canyon. Twice a day, an hour before dawn and an hour before dusk, a tour leaves from the National Geographic Visitor Center in Tusayan. Group leaders will provide water, hats, and hiking poles—though not cameras.

Brazil

From giant anteaters to Amazon kingfishers, International Expeditions (www.ietravel.com, from $2,898) reveals the wonders of the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, on a 10-day journey through the rainforest. Photographer Rick Sammon escorts travelers through Brazil's grasslands for face-to- face encounters with the country's wildlife.