Delano studied audiovisual design and photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, then furthered his craft in filmmaking at the London International Film School.
He first established himself in the early ’90s directing music videos for artists including Take That, Lenny Kravitz, Simply Red, and T-Spoon. Since then he has directed campaigns for Nike, Jimmy Choo, Gap, Zegna, Louis Vuitton, Heineken, Puma, Deutsche Bank, Paco Rabanne, and Mercedes-Benz, among others. His work has been nominated for and awarded at Cannes Lions, the Art Directors Club Netherlands, the Creative Belgium Awards, the MTV VMAs, the Viva Awards, Eurobest, Ciclope, The One Show, the TMF Awards, and the EVMAs.
With a keen interest in human behaviour, his protagonists often exist at the edge of their sanity. An exploration of what it means to be human. It’s where he believes the most interesting things happen, captured in a visual language that reflects his love of colourful, graphic imagery combined with elegant, fashionable production design.
His 2021 short film The Colour of Spinach was selected for the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Art Direction, and the Buenos Aires Fashion Film Festival. It received a Best Story nomination at the Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, and a Best Cinematography nomination at Shortcutz. His 2024 short The Road won Silver at the Creative Belgium Awards, after having been shortlisted at Ciclope, Eurobest, and The One Show.
In 2022 he founded Murmur Pictures, an independent film company with a presence in Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona, and New York.
