Biography:
From 1964 to 1968 Mr. El Areibi worked as a photojournalist for Al Haqeeqa newspaper in Benghazi and for Broadcast and Libya Al Hadeetha in Tripoli. Then shifted his career to become a documentary and news cinematographer for the Photo Magazine in Benghazi. When the Libyan television began it’s broadcast in 1968, Mr. El Areibi became the head of the cinema department.
In June of 1969 Mr. El Areibi went to Germany & studied cinematography at the prestigious ARRI a German company who makes the famous Arriflex the best film cameras in the world. During his long career Mr. El Areibi participated in more than 50 Light & Photography shows and exhibits inside Libya and in Rome, Athens, Valetta, Paris, London, Damascus, Baghdad, Alexandria, and Cairo. His first exhibits were at Al Najma Football (soccer) club.
Mr. El Areibi wrote many articles and published a documented photos for major Libyan, Egyptian, and Lebanese publications such as: Al Bait, Al Maraia, & No magazines, also in newspapers such as: Al Fatah, Al Zahaf Al Akhdar, Benghazi News, The Conference, Al Majal, Akhbar Al Adab (Egypt), The Art of Photography (Beirut-Lebanon).
In 1985 Mr. El Areibi thought radio and television production at University of Gar Younis in Benghazi and in 1997 thought photography at the Art High school in Benghazi..
At the present time Mr. El Areibi is active writing and photographs for several magazines & newspapers such as: Al Thaqafa Al Arabia (Benghazi monthly), Broadcast magazine (Tripoli monthly), Al Jamahiria newspaper (Tripoli daily), Al Shams (Tripoli daily).
As a writer & director Mr. El Areibi wrote and directed the following short subject films:
(1)- Just Dreams – 1971
(2)- Clock’s ticks – 1972
(3)- The Children are Children – 1972
(4)- The Comb & the Honey – 1973
(5)- Return to Beisaan – 1974
(6)- The Structure – 1975
For television Mr. El Areibi produced & directed the following programs:
(1)- Our new Life – Documentary 1970
(2)- The Road to Structure – Documentary 1971
(3)- Songs of Life – Musical 1973
(4)- Colors – Verity 1974
(5)- We Know or we don’t – Children 1975
(6)- The Rainbow – Educational 1985
(7)- Mirror’s dimensions - Educational 1987
Radio educational programs directed & produced by Mr. El Areibi
(1)- Recording tape (1981-1985) – 30 minutes weekly program, introduced his daughter Amal & others (150 episodes) won best photographed program of 1986
(2)- Sketches with dimensions (for Benghazi local radio) 1997 – 15 minutes daily (65 episodes) – Produced by Nabil El Areibi
Unions and Guilds:
(1)- Libyan writers Union – Benghazi
(2)- Libyan Artists Union – Benghazi
(3)- Photographers & painters Union - Benghazi
(4)- Journalists Union – Benghazi
(5)- Camera Club – London
(6)- Maltese Photographers Group – Valetta
(7)- Art of Photography Club – Damascus
(8)- Iraqi Photographers Group – Baghdad
(9)- Alexandria Camera Club – Alexandria
(10)- Egyptian Photographers Club – Cairo
Cinematography & photography books written by Mr. El Areibi:
(1)- The Single Audience (Cinema + 95 photos) 1975 – Jeel Wa Resala magazine number 15
(2)- Directory of Art of Photography – 1998 – Dar Al Jamahiria publication - Misurata
(3)- Directory of Photography Equipment – 1998 - Dar Al Jamahiria publication – Misurata
(4)- History of War Photography – 1998 - Dar Al Jamahiria publication – Misurata