Director Ava DuVernay during “The Oscar Concert” presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday, February 28, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The Oscars® will be presented on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® in Hollywood, CA and televised live by the ABC Television Network. Photo by Paul Hebert/ (C) A.M.P.A.S. Used with permission.

Derrick K. Lee is a music attorney, blogger, concert photographer, co-owner and music editor of Blurred Culture. He goes to a lot of shows and sometimes he writes well. Music is his boo. Published photography in Rolling Stone Magazine (online), Guitar Magazine (print), Houston Chronicle (online), Downbeat Magazine (online), Alt Press (print), on the Hollywood Bowl stage, and more. Published video in the New York Times. Please contact him directly for prints and/or approvals for special uses of any photo taken by Derrick. You can follow Derrick on Instagram at @Methodman13.