An image holding member is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having an electrically conductive surface, a charge generating layer formed on said electrically conductive substrate, and a heat softening layer formed on said charge generating layer and containing a charge transporting material, electrically conductive particles, and a heat softening resin, said electrically conductive particles existing in the inside of the heat softening layer and in the vicinity of the surface thereof. The image holding member is capable of writing with laser light having a wavelength of 780 nm and is capable of copying many copies with one image exposure. A method of producing the image-holding member, a method and an apparatus for forming an image-forming master using the image-holding member, and an image-forming method by the image-forming master using the image-holding member are also disclosed.