Does anyone know how i'd get onto a boat? I'm an amateur

Talk to the captain of the ship and be ready to help out. Most likely cooking and light cleaning. Or find a documentary crew that is already going on a vessel and ask to help them.

You know the living conditions on there are horrible, right? Also there is limited space as it is, why would they just let someone who will essentially be a dead weight take up space and resources for nothing?

Extremely slim. You'll need a job on a boat to be on one, they won't let anyone on. Your best shot is to find a gig on a fishing vessel if all you really want if some pictures, but you'll have to trade them 18 hour days and a few weeks or months of your time. They days of just walking down the dock and asking for a job are over, with the exception of fishing.
>>18325842
Bad living conditions are a meme.

>>18326026
>Bad living conditions are a meme.
On a commercial fishing vessel that's out at sea for extended periods of time? No they're not.

>>18326044
You are doing nothing but working for 16-18 hours a day, no one cares how big their bunk is. You work the season and get off ASAP. I was referring to vessels other than fishing.

>>18326050
What are you talking about?

>>18326053
I'm saying that no one gives a shit that conditions suck on fishing vessels

>>18326058
Someone like OP who thinks life is just peachy when you can sail the high seas and just take pretty pictures will care.

>>18326062
Unfortunately for OP he probably cant do that. He could always get a hire a boat that usually takes out amateur fishers for a day if all he wants is some ocean pics

>>18326063
>Unfortunately for OP he probably cant do that.
Well obviously. Did you not read my first post properly, or do you just like arguing with people who aren't in opposition to what you're saying?

>>18324859

Better get that mouth and boipucci warmed up....