To be fair, the vast majority of photos that even top professionals take probably just fall into the &quot;good enough&quot; category as well. It&#x27;s often hard to do a whole lot exciting with someone giving a speech from a podium. Magazine cover shot material is relatively rare. I also suspect that, in at least some cases, the pros&#x27; press passes may get them better shooting locations and opportunities.<p>That said, I basically agree with you. And I&#x27;ve certainly met photographers shooting conferences and similar who nonetheless manage to produce images that are a cut above.