“I try with my images to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and find solutions. » In this essay, my goal is to answer the following question: how does Sebastiao Salgardo's activist photography reflect media journalism? I will look at a brief history of the activist photography movement and also examine Sebastian's journey. I believe that Salgardo paints an accurate picture of what is happening in the country across the world, he visits these places and then gets in tune with the people in these situations, he wants to provoke debate and discussion about these issues in order to to inform people of the real problems. It is true that in the 1980s Salgardo's work was considered too distressing, too distressing for the general American public to see and that, in the eyes of the media, the general public would not be interested in seeing these images, that leaves us with “celebrity journalism.” » and rather a dishonest picture of what is really happening. Since the beginning of photography, some photographers have confronted the life around them and shared the world they saw. Their photographs continue to remind us of our common humanity. Through their activism and their testimony, they hope to change the world by revealing the truth. Some of the first activist photography began in 1866 with the photographer Thomas Annan, when he was asked by the Glasgow City Improvement Trust to photograph the slums; his images were the first in-depth photographic depiction of dwelling places and inhabitants in an urban slum. These images were taken on the streets of Glasgow and represent a changing vision of photography. This area was one of the worst urban slums in Britain...... middle of paper ......ber 2013].Moma.org. 2014. MoMA | Interactive | Exhibitions | 2010 | Henri Cartier-Bresson. [online] Available at: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/henricartierbresson/#/themes/2/119.html [Accessed: January 2, 2014].Paulcoatesphoto.com. 2013. Photographers: Sebastiao Salgado | Photo by Paul Coates. [online] Available at: http://www.paulcoatesphoto.com/2013/07/photographers-sebastiao-salgado.html [Accessed: January 2, 2014].Photophilanthropy.org. 2014. PhotoPhilanthropy. [online] Available at: http://photophilanthropy.org/ [Accessed: January 2, 2014].Ted.com. 2014. Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography | Video on TED.com. [online] Available at: http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_the_silent_drama_of_photography.html [Accessed: January 2, 2014]. Wells, L. 2003. The Photography Reader. London: Routledge. Wells, L. 1997. Photography. London: Routledge.