Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Consumption", held at Palau Robert, Barcelona, 29 May-24 August 2014, Science Museum, Thessaloniki, July-August 2014, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, September 2014, Westbau exhibition space, Löwenbräu Arts Centre, Zurich, 26 September-25 October 2014.

The Prix Pictet has rapidly established itself as the world's leading prize in photography and sustainability. The award aims to uncover outstanding photography that confronts the most pressing social and environmental challenges of today. The theme of the fifth cycle and this volume is Consumption. Consumption is a multi-faceted theme, rich with creative potential. We are all consumers. We have invented new forms of building, industrial production, farming and energy, we have emptied the seas and ravaged the land in our relentless drive to satisfy our unquenchable desires. We have sustained this through the sometimes thoughtless exploitation of the world's poorest people. This book will showcase photographs of high artistic quality that also bear powerful messages about global sustainability.

"The theme of the fifth cycle of the Prix Pictet is Consumption. Consumption lies at the heart of the Prix Pictet's mission to bring global attention to what we believe is the greatest challenge facing humankind today: the issue of environmental sustainability." -- Provided by publisher.