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To celebrate a new year - full of resolutions to do our bit for the environment - we're running our best ever competition. To launch our Facebook fan site, we want you to upload pictures of your little one in real nappies. Then answer a simple question by email, and you're eligible to win this great prize.
The full set of Tots Bots brand new all-in-one one-size nappy includes 20 nappies which will fit from birth to potty, as well as a 3-in-one potty. Choose from bamboo or microterry inner. The RRP of these kits is £268 for the micro terry and £280 for the bamboo, so this really is a recession-busting set of nappies.
The photograph will be taken by a professional photographer on location in London. Full details are shown below - please see the section on prizes.
The person who has the best all-round entry - of a great photo and a brilliant idea - will scoop the wonderful prize. And if you've already bought your nappies, don't worry - you can always give them to a friend or family member who hasn't been as organised as you!
(Please click on the name to visit our judges websites)
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was born in Shrewsbury, UK in 1972 and was raised in the Soviet Union, Israel and the USA. He graduated from SUNY Purchase in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Art. Since then he has been involved in the photo industry, with jobs at Saba Press Photo, Magnum Photos New York and most recently running Magnum Photos Production Department in London. Throughout this period he developed his diverse style as a photographer, which he now pursues full-time.
He has lived in New York and San Franciso, but has been based in London since 2000. In 2005, he was selected for Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize. His clients include The Gap, Grazia, Imagine Media, Sony Pictures Classic, Tank Magazine, Tate Britain, TimeOut, WaterAid, and XLR8R Magazine.
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Alex is a professional photographer and director based in London but was born and spent two thirds of his life in Zimbabwe. Alex started taking pictures at the age of 8 and has never lost his child-like enthusiasm for photography since.
He predominantly shoots people and locations on commission for advertising agencies, magazine editorial and corporate clients. A selection of recent clients include Mercedes Benz, Universal Music, Knorr, Proctor & Gamble, Henkel and Yahoo Music.
Alex is due to complete a Masters in fine art photography at the London College of Communication in 2010.
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is a commercial photographer working primarily in the editorial, corporate, charity and advertising sectors. Her recent commissions include work for the BBC, White Stuff Clothing, Comic Relief, NESTA, Servite Housing Association, Slimfast, The Barbican and Symbian. Hannah is also a regular contributor to several pan-European magazines and has exhibited in London.
Hannah won the European section of the Commonwealth Photographic Awards in 2004 and her work was selected and awarded at the Association of Photographers Awards in 2004 and 2007. Her work was selected as Editor's Choice for the Observer's Y2 competition and as a student Hannah won the AGFA Award in SL Magazine South Africa.
Hannah lives with her husband and son in Cape Town and works wherever commissions take her.
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is a photographers' agent and freelance writer on photography for magazines such as FOAM, Eight, British Journal of Photography and PLUK. She has been a judge in the AOP and Next Level Photography Awards in the UK and has reviewed portfolios for Rhubarb Rhubarb International Photography Review in Birmingham ’00 & ‘01, Format Festival Derby ’07 and Photomonth London ’07 amongst others. |
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We're giving away a full birth-to-potty set of Tots Bots revolutionary new nappy. Simple to use and hugely absorbant, it shows Tots Bots ongoing dedication to improving and innovating the real nappy market. And what's more, you get to choose between silky soft bamboo fabric, and beautiful fluffy micro-terry.
Click here to see the full product description of Tots Bots Easyfit nappies.
Click here to see the choice of complete kits available for the prize.
 You will also receive a professional photography shoot of your baby. This will be taken by one of our judges, Alex Black, and will happen on location in London. This location will be decided by yourself and the photographer at the time of organising, but a great idea is Hampstead Heath. Click here for a link to pictures taken by Alex of Tallulah (The Clean Green Nappy's owner's daughter) on the heath last October.
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All entries must be received by April 1st, 2009. The competition is open to members of the public - whether or not they are previous customers of www.cleangreennappy.co.uk, or hold accounts with us.
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The photograph will be judged mainly on cute factor - we just want images which really show off your baby, and our nappies, and how great the first looks in the second. Obviously the weather doesn't allow for any outdoors shots at the moment, but any interesting locations or themes for the shot might help to set it apart from the rest.
But we want you to let your creativity free too - so we've assembled an amazing panel of judges including 3 international photographers, and a photographer's agent and freelance writer.
Competition judge, David Axelbank, gives the following tips for your taking pictures of your baby: "Try to capture the personality of your child, by observing the individual qualities - behaviour, mannerisms and emotions - that make him or her unique. Don't rush the process, but try always to have a camera ready so you can capture those unplanned spontaneous moments. Also, when you see lighting conditions that are special or unique - photograph! Often this results in the more visually arresting images."
To submit your photo, become a "fan" of The Clean Green Nappy Machine on Facebook, and then click on "Add Photots" in the fan photos section on the right hand side.
* Apart from the pictures being available to view on our facebook fan page, The Clean Green Nappy will not show these pictures to anyone, nor will it use them for any marketing purposes unless the express permission of the parents is obtained.
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The question we want you to answer is: "What could The Clean Green Nappy Machine be doing to set itself apart from other real nappy companies?"
Since we set up 2 and a half years ago, we have striven to make sure that the customer is placed at the forefront of everything we do - from offering advice and information, to ensuring that your queries are dealt with as efficiently and helpfully as possible. And we're trying to make sure that, whether you shop with us or just use our advice and information services, we make the whole idea of real nappies more accessible to everyone. But we really want to keep improving in the areas our customers think most important, so we're looking for ideas across our entire business.
You might have a great way in which we could get information out to reluctant or uninformed parents, or an idea for promotions which would encourage you to buy nappies, or anything at all. Inventiveness and innovation will count, as will ideas which we're not already implementing. It doesn't have to be a full plan - just the germs of an idea will give us something to go on. The question will be judged by The Clean Green Nappy staff.
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Terms and conditions
Please make sure you read and understand the terms and conditions below before entering our competition.
1. To qualify to enter the competition you must be resident in the United Kingdom and be 18 years old or over. You must not be an employee, an agent or a director of The Clean Green Nappy, or any advertising agency or web company connected with www.cleangreennappy.co.uk, or any member of any such person's family. We reserve the right to verify the eligibility of applications.
2. To enter the competition, applicants must become a fan of The Clean Green Nappy on Facebook and upload a picture as stipulated under "fan photos". They must also answer the question by emailing us, and in so doing, you accept these terms and conditions. In order to qualify for the prize, your entry must be received by the closing date stated in the competition details. Incomplete entries or those not received by the above deadline will be disqualified.
3. The prize is not transferable and cannot be substituted for a cash alternative.
4. In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, conduct or the results of any competition, the decision of www.cleangreennappy.co.uk shall be final.
5. www.cleangreennappy.co.uk reserves the right to disqualify any applicant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the applicant has breached any of these terms and conditions.
6. Entry to the competition is by email only (question element) and online submission only (photo element)
7. The winner will be judged based on the criteria stated, from those entries received before the closing date.
8. Only the winning applicant will be contacted by www.cleangreennappy.co.uk. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
9. The winner's name may be published on the www.cleangreennappy.co.uk website after the closing date of the competition.
10. No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost or delayed in transmission whether by email or otherwise. The Clean Green Nappy Co Ltd has no responsibility for damage or loss resulting from misdirected or incomplete entries arising from computable functions, virus, bugs or other causes outside its control.
11. The Clean Green Nappy Company reserves the right to cancel or amend the terms of this competition at anytime without prior notice. Any changes will be posted within the rules on the site.
12. The competition and the terms and conditions of this agreement will be governed by English law.
13. The winner will take all responsibiliy for travel to, and accommodation in, London, and for all payments involved in their travel and accommodation. The photographer will not be able to travel outside of London, so if the winner is not able to travel to London, they can nominate someone else to receive this part of the prize. The nominee will have to be a child of baby or toddler age. The prize will include up to 5 shots of the winner's child, which will be sent to the parents in electronic format in high-resolution so they can be printed.
14. The Clean Green Nappy Company reserves the right to use the images of the winner on their website and in their electronic newsletters in the context of the competition only - and will not use them for any other marketing purposes.
By entering this competition, applicants agree to be bound by the above terms and conditions.
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