Some people say that cloudy weather is the best type of weather for photography. I disagree. Particularly with the low winter sun, all kinds of interesting things can be done. Even in the harsh midday sun of the summer, interesting shadow photography can be done.
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Cloudy weather can be a plus if one aims to capture details like flowers or portraits. The clouds then basically act as a natural lightbox that smoothens exposure and prevents drop shadows. Like in this example:
However, as for landscape photography, I completely agree with you that sunny skies are in most cases creating much better results. Maybe with the exception of certain melancholic settings like swamps or if one aims to capture dramatic weather sceneries.
Cloudy weather is good for precisely the purposes you're talking about. I've shot such pictures when the sky has been brightly and uniformly white. For example:
Or this one:
Fog is another favourite weather condition of mine for photography. In a fog, isolating the subject is easy. Everything is evenly lit and completely without shadows. Also, there is an element of mystery in a fog like in the below picture: