Jack Van Antwerp is an American photography and journalism professional, He is noted as The Wall Street Journal's first global Director of Photography who migrated The Journal from a mostly text-only print and online newspaper to a visual publication.[1][2][3]

Education edit

Raised in Cleveland, Van Antwerp was educated at the Hawken School, Solon High School, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Graduating in 1986 with a BA in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography,[4] Van Antwerp spent the next ten years working between New York and Cleveland as a freelance photographer while also serving as Cleveland Orchestra's staff photographer.[5][6][7]

Career edit

Moving to New York full-time, Van Antwerp joined CNN in 2000 where he worked with David Turnley as his field producer during the Invasion of Iraq.[8][9] Upon returning to the states, Van Antwerp joined The New York Times as a staff reporter and photo editor, while also contributing to Play Magazine.[10][11] Near the end of his time at NYTimes, Van Antwerp began contributing to The Wall Street Journal.[12] Soon afterwards he was hired as the magazine's first global Director of Photography.

During his tenure as Director of Photography, Van Antwerp oversaw WSJ's expanded the use of images to boost traffic,[13][14] curated the magazine's year-ending Best of Photography video series,[15][16][17][18][19][20] established the Photo Journal blog,[21] unveiled behind-the-scenes footage at magazine to the general public,[22][23] and increased payment to and contributions from the magazines fleet of freelance photographers.[24][25][26][27][28]

Van Antwerp stepped down from his position at WSJ in 2014.[29]

References edit

  1. ^ Carr, David (December 13, 2009). "Under Murdoch, Tilting Rightward at The Journal". The New York Times.
  2. ^ John, Jannarone (December 3, 2012). "News Corp. Gives Spinoff Details, Taps Editor". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ "The Wall Street Journal Photo Department Under Murdoch". PDN Online Facebook Page. December 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "The University Magazine". Rochester Institute of Technology.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Donald (2000). The Cleveland Orchestra Story: "Second to None". Gray & Company. pp. 92, 93, 95. ISBN 1886228248.
  6. ^ "Jack Van Antwerp". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Credits". All Music.
  8. ^ "Sights & Sounds/Uncertain freedom". CNN. April 12, 2003.
  9. ^ Turnley, David (May 1, 2003). "A War Journal Part II". The Digital Journalist.
  10. ^ "Ask the Co-op Board Expert". The New York Times. August 27, 2007.
  11. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (March 19, 2006). "Totally Mobile". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (October 10, 2008). "The Bear Growls". The Wall Street Journal.
  13. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (January 31, 2011). "Meeting President Asad". The Wall Street Journal.
  14. ^ Flock, Elizabeth (December 7, 2011). "The Post, NYT and WSJ show same scene of Kabul carnage via different photos". The Washington Post.
  15. ^ "The Sleeping City". The Wall Street Journal. August 30, 2010.
  16. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (December 20, 2011). "The Best Photos of 2011". The Wall Street Journal.
  17. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (December 20, 2013). "WSJ's 2013 Photos of the Year". The Wall Street Journal.
  18. ^ "London 2012: How Photography Has Amped Up Games". The Wall Street Journal. August 10, 2012.
  19. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack. "Photos of the Year 2012". December 6, 2012.
  20. ^ de Gyor, Henrik (October 8, 2010). "Another DAM Podcast interview with Jack Van Antwerp on Digital Asset Management". Another DAM Podcast.
  21. ^ Risch, Conor (December 28, 2010). "Top Photo Blog Posts of the Year". PDN Pulse.
  22. ^ Jannarone, John (December 3, 2012). "News Corp. Gives Spinoff Details, Taps Editor". The Wall Street Journal.
  23. ^ Van Antwerp, Jack (December 3, 2012). "Murdoch Welcomes Baker as WSJ Managing Editor". The Wall Street Journal.
  24. ^ Reznik, Eugene (October 15, 2014). "What Top Photo Blogs Pay Their Contributors". Popular Photography.
  25. ^ Walker, David (October 3, 2014). "PHOTO BLOGS ARE PROLIFERATING: HOW PHOTOGRAPHERS CAN MAKE THE MOST OF THEM". PDN Online.
  26. ^ The Best of News Design 34th Edition. Rockport Publishers. Nov 1, 2013. p. 173. ISBN 1627881263.
  27. ^ "2013 Award Recipients Print Recipients". National Headliner Awards.
  28. ^ The Art Directors Annual 90. Fairchild Books. December 1, 2011. pp. 184. ISBN 2940411883.
  29. ^ Roush, Chris (November 21, 2014). "Photo editor leaving Wall Street Journal". Talking Biz News.