| Summary: | At the beginning of the 20th Century, mainly in Mexico City, a group of photojournalists started publishing in the first illustrated magazines and newspapers. Right after providing a wide coverage of the celebrations of the Independence Centennial, these professional photographers began to document the various moments, actors, and stages of the Mexican Revolution Movement (1910). This was one of the most significant episodes in the history of modern photojournalism.It is interesting to analyze how these photographers began to elaborate a new way of recording social events in the graphic press media, using their own professional technical knowledge, combined with the interests and visions of the newspaper directors, who were almost always linked to governmental power. This analysis will focus on Abraham Lupercio, the main photojournalist of La Ilustracion Semanal, as well as on the professional career of Ezequiel Carrasco, Gerónimo Hernández, and Manuel Ramos.
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