Even today, when most of the world’s paths are tourist trails, Azerbaijan remains a land of mystery. How much do we really know about this country on the edge of the Caspian Sea that borders Georgia, Armenia and Russia? Located on the oil-rich Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s cosmopolitan capital Baku is a combination of relics from ancient empires and mushrooming new skyscrapers, while the mountains remain home to isolated rural communities. Having been through several conflicts, including the Nagorno-Karabakh war in the 90s, Azerbaijan is still forming its new independent national identity. Ifrah’s diary is shot in distinguished black and white. Mountains unveil like tapestries, only to reveal busy construction sites, wide steppes, and scenes of everyday life in which people’s expressions and movements are enhanced by rich contrasts.