I was asked to put up a couple of examples of good landscape photographers from someone who doesn't really 'get' landscape. Steve McCurry's landscape section of his website is a good place to start: http://www.stevemccurry.com/main.php
He's a photojournalist whose work is mostly in S Asia, Afghanistan, India and like most photojournalists his work is about the human condition. So even his landscapes have something human about them.
A more traditional landscape photographer is Colin Prior: http://www.colinprior.co.uk/portfolios/
He tries to show the natural world as wild and beautiful and as untouched by people as possible, and uses panoramic, wide-screen cameras to give an almost cinematic drama to the scenes. He selects the most dramatic locations at the most dramatic times of day - and that can mean being at the top of a winter mountain at dawn. That means carrying all of his kit up the night before and sleeping out, or climbing up in the dark. That is an incredible achievement.
James Ravilious - http://www.jamesravilious.com/gallerypic.asp?gallery_id=33
is worth a look too, for more agricultural, southern and softer scenes from Devon. Again he is a documentary photographer, concerned with the human life in rural devon. Have a look at the picture of Archie Parkhouse and his dog, which strongly reminds me of my old nextdoor neighbour where I grew up in Fife. Because the landscape is almost like a character in these pictures, sometimes he concentrates on scenic views, and he also photographed in France. He was influenced by Edwin Smith.
Another more clear-cut landscape photographer is Charlie Waite, who also teaches and writes about his work in lots of magazines and TV programmes. http://www.charliewaite.com/home.asp
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