>>4496471A good photo needs good light, which can be faint within limits of your camera and subject. If there is not enough of it for gear getting a "nice" photo may not be possible and you have to do with "evocative imperfection" aka shit. So what kind of camera you do have? Does it have a flash?
I'd expect a10+ year old canonikon hobbyist dlsr kit on a tripod or beanbag can take a properly exposed (but likely sucky) photo of a stationary subject almost anywhere in a major city from light pollution alone - with up to 30s or so exposure time and possibly horribly noisy ISO. Moving subjects will be a challenge without using flash.
>>4496472Take photos when you find a subject in good light. Or use flash.
In situations where your gear is inadequate snap anyway, sometimes the resulting mess is interesting.