A photosensitive resin composition containing an alkali soluble resin, an
ethylenically unsaturated compound, a near infrared absorbing dye, a
compound containing a halomethyl group and a compound containing an
organoboron anion, wherein the alkali soluble resin is an acryl resin
having one or more pendant groups in which both terminals of a diol
compound have been blocked with isophorone diisocyanates and then
(meth)acryloyl has been added. Also provided is an image forming material
having a substrate, and a photosensitive layer formed by the
photosensitive resin composition on the substrate, as well as an image
forming method.