Every single day since 2001, Hao has scanned all the items he's purchased, in a complete visual diary of his consumption. He then makes photographic collages of the objects by theme, like these photobooks Photograph: Hong Hao/Prix Pictet
For Beef & Oil, Henner has reappropriated Google Earth images of the vast tracts of American land that have been turned into oil fields and beef farms
Photograph: Mishka Henner/ Prix Pictet
Simmons's series Love Doll uses a life-size sex doll to explore our consumer fetishism. Here, the doll shows the unnecessary, weighty and lavish excess in the west Photograph: Laurie Simmons/Prix Pictet
Dijkstra's series Almerisa tracks a young Bosnian refugee as she adjusts to a new life in the Netherlands and eventually becomes a Dutch citizen and a mother. It is an intimate work filled with political and cultural resonance Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra/Prix Pictet
In his series Yard Sale, Bartos shows how American yard sales recycle essential items within local communities, which regulates overconsumption and reduces landfills Photograph: Adam Bartos/Prix Pictet
Oghobase's series shows images of Lagos, Nigeria, a city of more than 10 million people where every available space, from billboards to the sides of buildings, is plastered with posters and scribbled with text advertising services Photograph: Abraham Oghobase/Prix Pictet
Sekula's series Fish Story took him to seaports worldwide over five years, in a bid to show the global currency of goods and money Photograph: Allan Sekula/Prix Pictet
In his series Tea, Coffee and Cappuccino, veteran Russian photographer Mikhailov has spent 10 years snapping ordinary scenes, in an attempt to translate everyday monotony into photography Photograph: Boris Mikhailov/Prix Pictet
Herrán's series Escalas was made in the suburban neighbourhoods of Medellin, areas that straddle the boundary between urban and rural and show the benefits offered by being part of a city today Photograph: Juan Fernando Herrán/Prix Pictet
Schmidt's series Lebensmittel explores how people feed themselves throughout Europe, from the farm to the table (or the fast-food chain) Photograph: Michael Schmidt/Prix Pictet
Project Family is a light-hearted look at the chaotic, crammed domestic life of families in contemporary Japan. Seven family members and a cat all squeezed into the five-room house where Daifu was raised in Yokohama Photograph: Motoyuki Daifu/Prix Pictet
