it depends what one wants but I have experienced the same.
it also applies not just to photography but anything creative really, like drawing cityscapes eg -> looking for a good angle or view where one could sit and sketch it out and then just look at the scene and let it infuse or impress you until you can recreate the scene and fill out the details in your bed maybe or wherever
i think the ugly aspect comes not from taking the picture itself but from whether you were actually looking for a memory, a creative act, or social validation ("oh look where I was fancy schmancy")
active vs passive
it depends what one wants but I have experienced the same.
it also applies not just to photography but anything creative really, like drawing cityscapes eg -> looking for a good angle or view where one could sit and sketch it out and then just look at the scene and let it infuse or impress you until you can recreate the scene and fill out the details in your bed maybe or wherever
i think the ugly aspect comes not from taking the picture itself but from whether you were actually looking for a memory, a creative act, or social validation ("oh look where I was fancy schmancy")