▁Techn ikon . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Johannes burg , ▁she ▁studied ▁phot ography ▁at ▁the ▁Market ▁Theatre ▁Ph oto ▁Work shop ( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 4 ), ▁an ▁organisation ▁co - f ounded ▁by ▁David ▁Gold blatt ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁provide ▁formal ▁training ▁to ▁young ▁photograph ers ▁who ▁would ▁otherwise ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁such ▁resources . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁V ele ko ▁documented ▁gra ff iti ▁throughout ▁Cape ▁Town ▁and ▁Johannes burg , ▁a ▁series ▁she ▁titles ▁The ▁ones ▁on ▁top ▁won ' t ▁make ▁it ▁Stop ! ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Johannes burg ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁These ▁photograph s ▁enc aps ulated ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁post - ap art heid ▁South ▁Africa . ▁This ▁same ▁year , ▁V ele ko ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁M T N ▁New ▁Contempor aries ▁Arts ▁Awards . ▁This ▁competition ▁ident ifies ▁four ▁rising ▁South ▁African ▁artists ▁and ▁selects ▁a ▁winner . ▁Through out ▁the ▁next ▁couple ▁of ▁years , ▁her ▁work ▁was ▁show c ased ▁in ▁various ▁exhib itions ▁throughout ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Europe ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁her ▁photograph s ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁exhibition ▁S nap ▁Jud g ments : ▁New ▁Pos itions ▁in ▁Contempor ary ▁African ▁Phot ography , ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Center ▁of ▁Phot ography ▁( IC P ) ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁There , ▁the ▁bold ▁and ▁l ively ▁port ra its ▁dep ict ing