A Barcelona session is really about Gaudi and the Gothic light, so the photographer who can read both the Park Guell crowds and the shadows in the old lanes is the one to book.
Our pick
The serpentine bench at Park Guell and the colored chimneys of Casa Batllo pull every camera, but the quieter wins are the stone arches of Carrer del Bisbe and the morning glow off the cathedral facade. A local shooter knows when the Gothic Quarter empties enough to work and how to frame the Sagrada Familia without a thicket of selfie sticks. Reading the timing across settings this different takes someone who shoots here week in and week out.
If our pick doesn't fit
Teaches composition using your own phone across a park and the old town, at a fraction of the price.
Focuses entirely on Park Guell and includes the timed-entry ticket, but costs significantly more.