Perfume Genius ::: photo by Kyle Johnson

For the past few years we’ve been lucky enough to have one of the most talented up-and-coming photographers in America contribute his thoughts on the best of the year sonically and on film. And for the past three years we’ve sang Kyle Johnson’s praises (seriously, he’s brilliant) and every year we discover an album we love from Kyle’s border-less choices. (This year, we’re thanking him for Warpaint.)

Kyle has just started sharing the fruits of his latest project: “Portraits of Seattle” featuring intimate looks at the faces and people of Seattle who inspire him. Check out the first portraits of artist Jessie Edwards on Kyle’s blog and then check back regularly to see who else he’s captured.

We’ll be sharing Kyle’s favorite photos (from other photographers) soon, but here are his favorite albums of 2010. This list is not enumerated, but it is loved.

Perfume Genius - Learning
Das Racist - Sit Down Man
Warpaint - The Fool
Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett
Flying Lotus - COSMOGRAMMA
Truckasaurus - Quarters
No Age - Everything in Between
Past Lives - Tapestry of Webs
Fences - Self Titled
Shabazz Palaces - Self Titled

Das Racist ::: photo by Kyle Johnson