To provide a composition for a hologram recording material, a hologram recording material and a hologram recording method applicable to a high density optical recording medium, a three-dimensional display, a holographic optical element etc. and capable of attaining a high sensitivity, a high diffraction efficiency, a satisfactory storage property, a low shrinkage rate, a dry process, a multiplex recording property and a high recording density. An unrewritable hologram recording method including a step in which a sensitizing dye absorbs light by an exposure to form an excited state, a chemical reaction step including a color forming reaction involving an electron transfer or an energy transfer from such excited state, and a hologram-forming step by such chemical reaction.