Douglas Mulaire

Douglas Mulaire, an artist, educator, and fishing and gardening enthusiast, died of pancreatic cancer on Monday at home in East Hampton. He was 65.

A professor of photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, he lived in Brooklyn as well as East Hampton. He “loved the light and beauty of the East End,” his wife, Susan Taylor, wrote.

Mr. Mulaire was born in Stamford, Conn., on Sept. 28, 1948, to Victor J. Mulaire and the former Vera Walden. He graduated from Boston College and earned his master’s degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Ms. Taylor said her husband was “appreciated and remembered as a kind, thoughtful, and calm friend, teacher, and colleague.”

“He loved food and nothing brought him more pleasure than cooking, using what he could harvest or catch from the ocean or pick from his garden for friends and family.” She also remarked on his “wonderful sense of humor and delightful storytelling.”

In addition to his wife, Mr. Mulaire is survived by a sister, Juanita Cullen of Vienna, Va., and two brothers, Vic Mulaire of Easton, Conn., and Larry Mulaire of Barnstable, Mass.

The family has suggested donations to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978. A memorial service will be held in Brooklyn at a later date.