What is good photography

Maybe it's just me, but great photography is taking something mundane, boring, or unattractive and capturing its beauty. Grabbing that photo of local graffiti, or unintentional art strewn across the city or in the wild and putting it in a light that it has never been placed in. Photography is simple when one takes an easy route. Taking a picture of the sunrise is beautiful and captivating, but it's expected. There's no surprise aspect to it. IT IS WHAT IT IS. Present an image that is unexpected, but at the same time captivates everyone viewing it because it indeed has that surprise factor to it. Take that weather beaten sullen face, and capture the emotion from it. Exploit its not so inherent beauty and make it yours.