Vapor Punk is an amalgamation of the word vaporwave (a design movement which makes use of dreamy nostalgia based imagery and cyber punk), which beyond having a lot of visual references to Hong Kong, also is one that explores the high tech and grimy aesthetics that can be found in the city. The author's use of both high-end and lo-fi cameras also plays into this. Cyberpunk and vaporwave also use many of the purple, pink and blue hues that can be seen in the photographs used.