Most photographers wait for better light. Better skies. Better conditions. I used to do the same—until I realized the problem wasn’t the light in front of me, but the way I was seeing it. Out in the field, we’re taught to chase perfection, yet some of the most powerful images I’ve made came when the light was harsh, flat, or “wrong.” The moment I stopped trying to fix the light and started responding to it, my photography changed—not because the conditions improved, but because my vision did.