As part of our ongoing series of "On Assignment" features, RAW regular Kati Seiffer volunteered to go on a photography walking tour with the company PhotoWalks. Here's her report:

Text and photos by Kati Seiffer

Have you been living in the Boston area but never really explored it? Do you want to know how Tremont Street got its name? Are you interested in seeing Boston from a different and more intimate perspective than a trolley? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to check out PhotoWalks.

By Michael Merline
Franklin

As you enter the "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images" exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, you will see Yousuf Karsh's photography equipment, which includes his camera on a tripod, the camera case, and his hat on the case -- as though you are in his studio for a portrait sitting. And as you stroll through this studio/exhibit, you will see many of his famous (and infamous) subjects who posed in front of this very same camera.

Anybody else grab some shots of the full moon? I'm looking for moon shots, so whether you took photos this past weekend or last year, full moon, half moon, or quarter moon, send them in. I'll post the best here. Just e-mail your favorite moon shot to raw@boston.com. Keep it clean...

By Kate Passaro
Quincy

CANTON -- As an amateur photographer, I find myself in constant search of new places to practice the craft. The Bradley Estate in Canton has become a regular trip of mine based on the natural landscape, easy-to-find location, and price (free!).

Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Road
Winchester

Text and photos by Kati M. Seiffer

WINCHESTER - As I entered the museum through its rustic wooden front door, I was greeted with a warm and cheerful "Welcome to the Griffin Museum of Photography" from Gallery Monitor Andrea Alberg. Although I drive past the museum every day, this was my first opportunity to step inside and view the exhibits.

Want to be part of our election coverage? Boston.com's News Editor, Mark Micheli, is asking RAW readers to send in photos that illustrate what the election process is all about: Democracy and the rights given to us by the Constitution. Your photos will become part of Boston.com's election package. Here's what to do:

Two things melded for me recently into a new idea for RAW: First, I attended the opening of the Young Photographers Initiative exhibit at the Children's Museum (and made them last week's POTW); next, I was intrigued by Kati Seiffer's photo of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, which you voted into Third Place in the September "My Neighborhood" contest. I have heard of the museum, but never visited, and would like to know more about it.

So this was my idea: Why not ask all of you to go "On Assignment" for RAW and write about the photo-related exhibits, museums, classes, fairs, etc. that you attend?

Here's how it could work: