Shutterbugs find quieter ‘matcha shore’ photo spot
By Yu Chao-fu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Photography enthusiasts in New Taipei City are excited about a newly discovered location to photograph the so-called “matcha shore” phenomenon.
Laomei Green Reef (老梅綠石槽) in Shihmen District (石門) is a popular destination for its distinctive rock formations carved through erosion and coated in a bright green layer of sea lettuce.
The algae can grow year-round, but is especially verdant in spring, when it carpets rocks and reefs in intertidal zones along the northeast coast.
The Laomei Green Reef in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District is pictured on Tuesday last week.