Organic synthesis plays a crucial role in many aspects of our daily lives, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemistry, materials science, and energy. As such, the continuous development and evolution of this highly dynamic (yet often underappreciated) discipline is essential for building more sustainable societies and reducing our environmental impact. In this context, the design of new catalytic systems capable of efficiently converting abundant feedstocks into valuable molecules via novel reaction pathways and with lower energy input is particularly attractive. Recently, visible-light photocatalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy for harnessing visible light and transforming it into chemical energy, while enabling high levels of selectivity. This rapidly growing field has had a significant impact on the way new transformations and synthetic methods are conceived. This presentation will introduce the concept of visible-light photocatalysis, highlight its synthetic potential, and ultimately showcase recent contributions from our laboratory in using photocatalysis to generate radical organocatalysts.