Fakhriyya Mammadova is the creative force behind the Baku Street Photo Festival. The artist and curator is helping young photographers establish their names, with the finalists for the first edition...
Azerbaijan encompasses every type of landscape from Caspian Sea beaches to the high Caucasus mountains, which in summer are an escape for cool crisp air and some of the most...
In Azerbaijan and some surrounding countries, the first day of spring heralds a ten day new year's celebration, celebrating one of the oldest festivals in the world, Novruz. Literally "new...
Fuad Alakbarov is a Glasgow-based artist, photojournalist, political commentator and human rights activist. He speaks to Sophie Breitsameter about his upcoming photography exhibition, his Azerbaijani roots and their influence on...
A picture is worth a thousand words and in this case potentially more. Sophie Breitsameter speaks to iconic wildlife photographer David Yarrow on light, inspiration and his current exhibition Even if...
Many towns have them - rolling mountains and hospitable locals. But few are as majestic as Xinaliq in Azerbaijan. Travel photographer Oliviero Olivieri was lucky enough to go and capture...
The weird and wonderful virtual world of cyber gameplay is celebrated at an eSports competition in Baku, where Dota 2 is played by teams from all around the country, and...
There’s more to the Baku Christmas Market than just the warm glow of festive lights, as this bright red classic car laden with gifts signifies – here, not only is...
