Fires burn along Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades

Wally Skalij joined the Los Angeles Times as a staff photographer in 1997.

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.