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. 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. Near the end of his time at NYTimes, Van Antwerp began contributing to The Wall Street Journal. Soon afterwards he was hired as the magazine's first global Director of Photography.