A light-emitting element array can be manufactured without the separation
of a metal reflection layer. The light-emitting element array includes a
plurality of light-emitting element portions provided on a substrate, at
least one space of the spaces between adjacent light-emitting element
portions being electrically separated from each other, wherein the metal
reflection layer is provided on the substrate and under the plurality of
light-emitting element portions, and a resistive layer for electrical
separation between the light-emitting element portions is provided
between the plurality of light-emitting element portions and the metal
reflection layer. The plurality of light-emitting element portions are
divided into a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks includes a
plurality of light-emitting portions. The electrical separation between
the light-emitting portions can be made as electrical separation between
adjacent light-emitting element portions in adjacent and different
blocks.