Paparazzi Who Taylor Swift's Dad Allegedly Attacked Prepared to Forgive

The photographer that Taylor Swift‘s father, Scott Swift, allegedly attacked in Australia this week says he’s willing to put this whole thing behind them … on one condition.

Ben McDonald — the paparazzo who claimed Scott roughed him up Tuesday as he and Taylor’s security team were trying to escort her to a waiting SUV in Sydney — tells TMZ that all would be forgiven if Papa Swiftie just issued an apology.

If Scott did that … Ben says he’d accept it and drop all this, letting bygones be bygones.

Of course, Scott doesn’t seem inclined to admit he did anything wrong — remember, a rep for Taylor told us the paps that night were being very aggressive and claimed they were the ones in the wrong … something Ben here tells us is BS.

He insists the visuals speak for themselves — and says he suspects the reason Taylor and her team (including her security detail) got so pissy is because they realized paps had figured out where they were after a ride on a yacht. Ben tells us he was just doing his job.

While Ben says the events of that night are well-documented, he does admit that he doesn’t have any further proof that Scott punched him — as he claims — beyond the videos that are already out there … including the one he shot himself, and another that has since surfaced.