I.X.L. Studio

Benjamin Taylor set up a photographic studio in Ipswich with Arthur Mouland in 1883 and honed his photography talent. Arthur left the business in 1888, while Ben became an official Government Photographer based in Ipswich, travelling all over the state to photograph scenes.

In 1893 Ben established his own business; the I. X. L. Photographic Studio located in Greenham’s Chambers, Nicholas Street. His wife, Laura,  an accomplished photographer herself assisted him with colouring and photography projects. From here Ben Taylor and his studio I.X.L became one of Ipswich’s most well-known photographers. He photographed weddings, family gatherings, community events, landscapes and streetscapes, some becoming postcards and some of which were published in various pictorial view books, such as the government prescribed illustrated book, ‘The people, products and industries of West Moreton’. Ten thousand copies were printed by the Queensland Government for distribution in England at the Greater Britain Exhibition, and for sale in the Ipswich area.