two fascinations in one para.... get out the thesaurus...
what about
beguiled by for the 2nd fascination
or mesmerised by the play of lights for the 1st one?
led me on-----captured my imagination

I found pleasure in capturing moments that looked common to an untrained eye or;
I derived pleasure from documenting the mundane (the rest is a bit patronising to none photographers)

less-seen - the elusive

hope you don't mind my suggestions :)