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For a slightly different approach to this topic, I recommend reading two books by Michael Freeman: The Photographer's Eye [1] and The Photographer's Mind [2]

Instead of prescribing a particular process of composition, the books focus on clearly outlining the variables you control while taking a photograph. Once you've internalised the boundaries of the space you're working in, it's up to you to decide how to navigate through it.

Put another way, there may be definite rules for what makes something look pleasing, but a good photograph is not necessarily the most visually pleasing image. A great photographer has developed the intuition to know how to mix pleasing and disturbing elements to create a profound effect.

[1] https://bit.ly/2My3WW1

[2] https://bit.ly/2vOxveK