A method for transferring an electrostatic latent image and apparatus therefor. This method comprises preparing a master recording member one side of which is provided with a first electrode and another side of which is provided with a first recording layer in which an image information is preformed in a form of material characteristic change of the first recording layer, preparing a blank recording member having a second recording layer, confronting the first recording layer of the master recording member with the second recording layer, and providing a uniform layer of charges to the second recording layer of the blank recording member by a charge providing member on a side of the second recording layer opposite to the side confronting the preformed image information, to produce a transferred electrostatic latent image on the second recording layer of the blank recording member corresponding with and in response to the image information preformed in the first recording layer of the master recording member.