PURPOSE: To execute processing at a higher speed and to perfectly execute the processing by subjecting a photographic material to the processing again during the processing stage performed before at least one stage and thereby, reducing one of washing tank.

CONSTITUTION: The photographic material is subjected to the processing again during the processing stage performed before at least one stage in the method for processing the photographic material which methods include the ≥2 processing stages, for example, washing stages. Only the one tank is necessitated in the respective processing stages (for example, the single washing tank). The method is used for the several washing tanks and the photographic material to be processed is directed to these tanks in the respective washing stages. Further, the washing stage is disposed between the other processing stages, by which the carryover from the certain processing soln. to another processing soln. is substantially decreased. Such decreases is particularly advantageous in the case the first processing liquid is liable to contaminate the second processing liquid.