What people often perceive as a "good picture" is really a picture with some sort of novelty. That novelty can manifest in several ways, including an artistical

What people often perceive as a "good picture" is really a picture with some sort of novelty. That novelty can manifest in several ways, including an artistically balanced composition, unique lighting, being in a place on Earth that few people have been, resonating with cultural values of the viewer, or having a deep story depicted by it. Sunrise and sunset shooting is often because you can achieve that sense novelty almost purely with lighting alone. It doesn't need to have a story, be in Antarctica, it could just be a flower with a pretty sunset and people will consider it a good picture because the lighting is novel. But lighting is not the only way to achieve novelty. If your picture has an exceptionally good story or good composition, mid-day shooting doesn't really present much of an obstacle. Here's a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that was likely taken in mid-day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_vulture_and_the_little_girl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_vulture_and_the_little_gir... Here's a famous photo of a cellist that goes quite deep on musicians' love for their instruments: https://cellomuseum.org/the-photographer-and-the-cellist-doisneau-and-baquet/ https://cellomuseum.org/the-photographer-and-the-cellist-doi...