Guido Neira / Selected assignments / 2026

Associated Press.
On assignment.

News, culture, entertainment and sport. From federal court coverage and stories across New York to Cannes, The Rolling Stones, Madison Square Garden, the New York Film Festival and on-site World Cup assignments for SNTV.

My work spans on-site camera coverage and video editing, with coordination support on the featured entertainment assignments.

01 / News, culture & city coverage

News. Culture.
Across the city.

Selected reporting from New York: federal court developments, public figures and the stories shaping the city.

Associated Press · September 25, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs — Federal court coverage

Coverage outside the U.S. District Court at 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan as a judge considered a defense request to dismiss two prostitution-related convictions. Includes defense attorney Marc Agnifilo leaving court and an update from AP reporter Larry Neumeister.

Guido Neira — on-site cameraman & video editing

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Associated Press · November 7, 2024

Rudy Giuliani — NYC court arrival

On-site coverage of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani arriving for a court hearing, surrounded by reporters, after missing a deadline to surrender assets.

Guido Neira — on-site cameraman & video editing

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Associated Press · July 22, 2026

Times Square — Hot Dog: The Second Serving

A 65-foot hot dog sculpture returns to Times Square for America’s 250th anniversary. The installation by Brooklyn artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw revisits their original work with new political details. Coverage includes the sculpture and an interview with Outlaw about its renewed meaning.

Guido Neira — on-site cameraman & video editing

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AP Archive · November 19, 2025

New York Botanical Garden — Holiday Train Show

Model trains travel through New York landmarks recreated from botanical materials. Exhibition director Michaela Wright describes the seasonal tradition and additions including the Delacorte Theater and Whitney Museum.

Video shot by Guido Neira

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02 / Entertainment & live events

Major events.
On the ground.

01 / Associated Press · July 2, 2026

Live from Madison Square Garden

An AP live view from Madison Square Garden in New York ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, as described in the original broadcast. On-location coverage captures the scene outside the venue.

Guido Neira — contributing camera work, video editing & coordination support

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02 / AP Entertainment · May 8, 2026

The Rolling Stones — Foreign Tongues

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood discuss their new album with AP journalist John Carucci in New York. The conversation explores songwriting, the band’s longevity, collaborators and the possibility of touring.

Guido Neira — contributing camera work, video editing & coordination support

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03 / Associated Press · May 18, 2026

Cannes Film Festival 2026

Highlights from days five and six of Cannes: premieres of The Beloved, Full Phil, Paper Tiger and Hope, plus Julianne Moore’s Women in Motion honor. Red-carpet coverage brings together filmmakers and performers across the festival.

Guido Neira — contributing camera work, video editing & coordination support

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04 / AP Archive · Published October 9, 2026

A Statement — New York Film Festival

Coverage of the October 3 New York premiere of Tom McCarthy’s A Statement. Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan, John Turturro and Paul Giamatti discuss the challenge of performing dialogue drawn from a 1980 climate conference, alongside reflections from McCarthy.

Guido Neira — contributing camera work, video editing & coordination support

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05 / AP Entertainment · Published October 14, 2026

Sean Penn — Black Sunflowers

At the Toronto International Film Festival, Sean Penn and director James Marcus Haney discuss Ukraine and their documentary’s portrait of young adults living through war, in an interview with AP’s John Carucci.

Camera & video editing: Guido Neira
Interview & producer: John Carucci
Published credit: “Video by: Guido Neira”

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06 / AP Entertainment · Published October 16, 2026

Sylvester Stallone — Rocky at 50

In a New York interview with AP entertainment journalist Hillel Italie, Stallone reflects on five decades of Rocky and discusses his memoir The Steps, the uncertainty of his early career and the experiences that shaped his work.

Videography, camera operation, scene setup & video editing: Guido Neira
Interview: Hillel Italie · AP Entertainment / Associated Press

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07 / Associated Press · April 9, 2026

Sting — The Last Ship

An interview at the Metropolitan Opera with AP journalist John Carucci. Sting discusses the musical’s roots in his childhood, the presence of his parents in the story and the energy behind his performances.

Video shot by Guido Neira · Production: John Carucci

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08 / AP Archive · June 11, 2025

James Hetfield remembers Brian Wilson

Metallica’s James Hetfield, alongside Kirk Hammett in New York, reflects on Brian Wilson’s songwriting and the personal inspiration he drew from his music.

Video shot by Guido Neira · Production: John Carucci

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09 / AP Entertainment · May 4, 2026

Met Gala — five years behind the camera

AP’s full 2026 replay follows celebrity departures from the Mark and Carlyle hotels and fashion arrivals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The evening’s “Fashion is art” dress code brought sculptural looks and elaborate designs to one of New York’s major cultural events.

Guido Neira — lead fashion camera operator for AP’s Met Gala coverage over the past five years, filming on-site fashion and celebrity arrivals.

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03 / SNTV / FIFA World Cup 2026

On site.
Semifinals to the final.

I contributed camera work, camera support and video editing to AP / SNTV’s on-site coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, from the opening phase through the semifinal and final.

SNTV’s tournament service covered training, press conferences, interviews, fan stories and post-match reaction for broadcasters and digital publishers. My assignment was part of its on-the-ground World Cup coverage.

Semifinal — July 15, 2026: Atlanta, Georgia.
Final — July 19, 2026: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York / New Jersey host region).

On-site coverageSemifinals & final

SNTV’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage ↗

Published credits & recognition

Recognized
coverage.

Photography, camera work and video editing across news, culture and live events, with published credits and contributions to recognized newsroom coverage.

AP
WORLD CUP TEAM
2026

Best of the AP / Second Winner / July 24, 2026

World Cup coverage recognized for teamwork

Contributed camera work, camera support and video editing to AP / SNTV coverage during the opening phase of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Atlanta semifinal on July 15 and the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.

AP’s World Cup team received Best of the AP — Second Winner for its coordinated reporting across text, photography and video. This recognition celebrates the team’s collective coverage.

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AP
HONORABLE MENTION
2026

Best of the AP / Honorable Mention / July 10, 2026

Recognized as part of AP’s live video team

Named among the AP journalists behind the team’s Swift–Kelce wedding coverage. AP’s Best of the Week honorable mention specifically credits Guido Neira alongside Emily Wang and Aron Ranen for video contributions to the daylong reporting effort.

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Warner Bros. Discovery headquarters in New York — AP Photo/Guido Neira

Published photography / NEWS10 ABC / October 6, 2026

AP photography carried by a news broadcaster

A photograph of Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York headquarters appears in NEWS10 ABC’s AP report on CNN’s ownership, with the published credit “AP Photo/Guido Neira.”

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Guido Neira’s El Chapo trial coverage archive

Press appearance / The New York Times / February 12, 2019

El Chapo trial — covering the story for Univision

Appeared in The New York Times’ coverage of the El Chapo trial while working on the story for Univision. My assignment included camera work, video production and video editing.

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04 / Earlier assignments

From the archive

74th Tony Awards — Red Carpet

Camera / Livestream: Guido Neira
Correspondent / Reporter: John Carucci
Associated Press

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The Tragedy of Macbeth — Denzel Washington

Camera / Livestream: Guido Neira
Correspondent / Reporter: John Carucci
Associated Press

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Tony Awards — Stars on the Red Carpet

Camera / Livestream: Guido Neira
Correspondent / Reporter: John Carucci
Associated Press

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Dexter — Premiere

Camera: Guido Neira
Correspondent / Reporter: John Carucci
Associated Press

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