A Collection of Rare Color Photographs Depicts MLK Leading the Chicago Freedom Movement | Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com

Kleina photographed in color for a simple reason—that was how he always shot. Decades later, the technique has proved valuable. “When you look at some of the black and white [photos], at least for younger people, they think, oh that was way back in the Middle Ages,” Kleina says, “and so my photographs, I think, are a little bit more relevant for a younger audience.”